Long Way Down Novel Test

Who is the narrator and protagonist of the story?

• Jason Reynolds

• William Holloman

• Shawn Holloman

• James Young "Buck"

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happens to Will's brother, Shawn, at the beginning of the story?

• His corner gets taken from him by some other dealers.

• He gets caught stealing a bar of soap.

• He is shot and killed.

• He kills someone and is on the run from the police.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What analogy does Will use to compare the sadness he feels to losing his brother?

• Dark clouds that appear on a day you plan a picnic.

• A flower that is drooping in a vase.

• An instrument that produces discordant notes.

• Getting a tooth pulled out.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the setting of the story, Long Way Down?

• An inner-city apartment elevator

• A suburban apartment elevator

• An inner-city apartment hallway

• A suburban apartment hallway

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following IS NOT one of the three things that happen whenever someone is killed where Will lives?

• Arrests

• Screaming

• Sirens

• Questions

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What kind of figurative language is used in the excerpt below?

Blood soaking into a

T-shirt, blue jeans, and boots

looks a lot like chocolate syrup

when the glow from the streetlights hit it.

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was Shawn doing when he was shot and killed?

• He was coming back from the store with groceries for his family.

• He was coming back from the store with his mother's eczema soap.

• He was coming back from a basketball game with Buck.

• He was coming back from a movie he'd been watching with his girlfriend.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What type of figurative language is being used to describe Will's tears in the excerpt below?

...trapped behind my face

tiny fists punching the backs of my eyes feet kicking

my throat at the spot where the swallow starts.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are the three rules that Shawn, Will, and everyone in Will's community have to follow? (CIRCLE THREE CHOICES)

• No crying

• Don't trust anyone

• No snitching

• If someone you love gets killed, find the person who killed them and kill them

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is it called when you take a word and rearrange the letters to make another word?

• Allegory

• Analogy

• Anagram

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3