"Long Way Down" Part 1

Who is the narrator of this text?

• Sean

• a narrator

• Will Holloman

• a ghost from Christmas past

How are Sean and Will related?

• They are cousins

• They are friends

• They are neighbors

• They are brothers

How does Sean die?

• He was stabbed

• He was shot

• He died of an incurable disease

• He was hit by a car

What does Will compare his sadness to?

• a tooth being pulled

• being under a dark cloud

• a rollercoaster

• an endless sea of emotions

What were they trained to do after hearing gunshots?

• ran

• ducked

• hid

• tucked themselves tight

• all of the above

After the gunshots and seeing one body, his brother, what natural disaster compare the feeling he had to?

• being in a tornado

• being in a hurricane

• being in an earthquake

• being drowned by a tidal wave

According to the text, what are two things that happen when someone is shot and killed?

• funeral

• screaming

• sirens

• candlelight vigil

What is the loudest thing heard after someone is shot and killed?

• sirens

• helicopters

• prayers

• screams

Look back in the text and find one line that really stood out to you. Write it down here.

How do you feel about the text so far? Are you enjoying it? Are you looking forward to reading more?