Long Way Down Review

Shawn was killed on his way home from buying his mother special soap for her eczema. What was the author's purpose in writing his death that way?

• To show that someone had it out for Shawn.

• To humanize Shawn's death and to highlight the cyclical violence in his neighborhood.

• To place extra grief on Shawn's mother.

• To show that violence can happen anywhere and that everyone is not safe.

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Which details suggest that Will Holloman will murder Riggs at the end of the novel?

• Will never held a gun before.

• Will felt guilty for waking up the morning after Shawn's death and reaching for the gun underneath his pillow.

• Will had a plan for killing Riggs in the early morning.

• Will did not check to see if the gun was loaded before entering the elevator.

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What purpose does Dani serve?

• She represents the end of Will's innocence.

• She represents the tragic consequences of cyclical violence.

• She represents Will's first love.

• She represents crime in violent neighborhoods.

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Which quote best exemplifies the purpose in which Dani serves?

• "Plus/it's hard to think about/kissing and killing/at the same time."

• "A girl stepped in./Stood beside me./Around my age./Fine as heaven."

• "Her eyes wide, the brightness/dimming. Her mouth, open./ Bubble gum/and blood."

• "But then/she put her hand on my shoulder,/her perfume floating from her wrist."

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When did Shawn teach Will rule #1?

• When Will's father was killed when Will was three.

• When Dani died when she and Will were both eight.

• When Will learned about Buck's death.

• When Shawn shared his cologne with Will.

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Which event does NOT make Will question his knowledge that Carlson Riggs murdered Shawn?

• Dani was shot and killed at eight years old when she was on the playground.

• Frick does not know Riggs.

• Will's dad shot and killed the wrong guy.

• Buck taught The Rules to Shawn, who then taught The Rules to Will.

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How was Frick going to gain entrance into the Dark Suns?

• Killing Shawn

• Killing Buck

• Stealing from Shawn.

• Stealing from Buck.

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Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage:

"The middle drawer called to me."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

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Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage:

"A man who moved with precision,/patience, purpose"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

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Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage:

"uncomfortable being/crammed in this.../this vertical coffin/ another second."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

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