Long Way Down FINAL

Which of the following characters is innocent of ever taking a life? Mark all correct answers.

• Shawn

• Mikey

• Mark

• Frick

• Dani

What is Pop's actual name?

Which of the following characters put the gun up to the narrator's head?

• Pop

• Shawn

• Mark

• Frick

What is the name of Shawn's suspected killer?

Why is it significant that Frick had his own cigarette and his own matches?

• Frick was kicked out of the group after betraying Shawn.

• Frick began smoking and selling drugs at a young age

• Frick is separate from the others on the elevator, he was not a friend to them while living

• This makes clear that he was the only living character to join the narrator on the elevator

Who killed Buck?

What primary reason does Jason Reynolds give for writing this novel in verse, rather than in a traditional narrative style?

• To keep the pace quick

• To utilize rhyme

• To flow like rap lyrics

What is the name of Will's childhood friend and first crush?

How did Dani die?

• Killed at a corner while selling drugs

• Killed in a robbery gone wrong

• Killed by a stray bullet while on the playground

• Killed in an act of revenge after killing another

What poetic technique does Jason Reynolds utilize regularly throughout his novel?

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Alliteration

• Intentional Line Breaks