Long Way Down: Final Unit Test - 2022

Last updated almost 3 years ago

85 questions

Long Way Down: Final Unit Test - 2022

Last updated almost 3 years ago

85 questions

Which of the following best describes how this novel is written?

A series of anagrams

Prose/free verse 

Chapters 

None of the above 

What statement BEST describes the point of view in Long Way Down?

An all knowing narrative voice gives the reader a detailed account of thoughts and feelings of all the characters

The limited narrated voice, whose identity is not revealed until the end of the novel, gives a detailed description of events that took place in the elevator

Will gives the reader a detailed and descriptive insight into his experience in the elevator and leading up to the elevator ride

Will shares at the beginning of the story that he is ________.

14

15

16

17

How does the narrator think people will react to the story he is about to tell?

He thinks they will be surprised

He feels they will appreciate his honesty

He does not think the readers/listeners will believe him

He thinks they will dislike it

What does the speaker, Will, mean when he says you’ll “know me know me” in the opening page of the novel?

The reader will know his name 

The reader will know him on a more personal level 

The reader will want to become friends with Will 

The reader will not want to become friends with Will 

Who are the only people that call Will “William”?

Will's dad and Uncle Mark

Tony and Uncle Mark

Will's mom and Shawn 

Will's mom and dad 

What continuing problem do people in Will’s neighborhood face?

violent gang initiations

racial profiling

poverty

gun violence 

Why did Will’s friend Tony want to get taller?

He thinks more girls would like him if he was taller 

He thinks it will make him look tougher 

He will be able to beat up his neighborhood bully if he is taller 

If he is taller, he will be a better basketball player 

"Tony talking/ain't the same as snitching./Snitching is bumping gums/to badges, but/Tony ain't run to no cops/or cry to no cameras,/nothing like that./Tony talking/was laying claim,/loyalty,/an allegiance to/the asphalt around/here, an attempt/to grow taller/get bigger/one way or another" (pg. 273)

According to the above passage, why wasn't Tony considered a snitch for telling Shawn that Frick killed Buck?

Because Tony didn't share the information with a rival gang member, he wasn't considered a snitch 

Tony revealing the information to Shawn was to help him follow The Rules; It showed loyalty to someone else in the neighborhood 

Tony was in the Dark Suns, so he was not considered a snitch 

Why does Will think the cop who interrogated him about Shawn’s death was a “newbie”?

The cop was taking a lot of notes

The cop expected that people would give him honest answers about what had happened 

The cop’s uniform was perfectly clean and pressed

The cop kept looking around like he was really nervous

How do Will and other witnesses to murder respond to the questions from cops, in general?

They usually tell the cops everything they know

They tell the cops a bunch of lies

They do not say anything and keep quiet 

After Shawn has been shot and killed, Will notes that the killer did not take his -

gold chain

wallet 

sneakers 

belt

What was in the bag Shawn was holding when he died?

cigarettes

food from the gas station 

special soap for his mom’s eczema

money 

Which of the following is NOT one of the rules Will lives by?

Don't cry 

No snitching 

Defend your turf

Get revenge 

Gunshots make everyone _ and _.

What two words complete this passage?

run and hide

deaf and blind

angry and hateful

scared and confused

In the novel, Will compares anagrams to ________.

brothers

friendships

life and death 

choices 

Why did Will break up with his first girlfriend?

She didn’t like his cologne that he got from Shawn 

She wouldn’t kiss him

She flirted with another boy

She did not like his haircut

Shawn's middle dresser drawer is significant because -

it holds the money he earned selling drugs

it holds Buck's gun 

it holds a camera he stole 

inside of it is a picture of Will and Shawn's father 

Shawn was killed on his way home from buying his mother special soap for her eczema. What was
Reynolds’ 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 Shawn's neighborhood is an unsafe place, but the store should have been a light in the darkness, or a safe place 

According to Will, why isn't it surprising that Shawn is dead?

Gun violence is an all-too-common killer of teenagers in big cities

Shawn was a bad person, always tearing down his brother’s self-esteem

Will didn't care about his brother

Shawn had been battling cancer since he turned eighteen

What can you conclude about Will’s feelings for Shawn?

Will felt a lot of pressure from Shawn

Will did not like Shawn and they did not get along very well 

Will admired Shawn

Will was often confused by Shawn and his actions 

Which of the following passages from the text support your answer to the above question?

"But I never touched nothing/because it's no fun/hiding from headlocks/half the night,/which is why I never touched nothing/of his/no more" 

"He would tell me stories about/how the best rappers ever were Biggie and/Tupac, but I always wondered if that was/just because they were dead. People always/love people more when they're dead" 

"Shawn thought that/was stupid/and funny/and worthy/of joking me,/calling me/William" 

"But if feels like an arm/around my neck,/wrenching,/just thinking about how/I'll never go to sleep again/believing him or/believing he/will eventually come home, because/he won't, and now I guess/I should love him more,/like he's my favorite,/which is hard to do/because he was my only/brother, and/already my favorite" 

What can we infer about the Will's life when he says, "the moon is lucky it's not down here where nothing is ever new?"

Life had been easy and fun for Will before his brother’s death

The moon is lucky to be in the sky the night Shawn was killed

The moon caused bad luck the night Shawn was shot

Violence and other community problems have been bothering Will for a while

What does it mean that Shawn's mother "took her hands off him" when Shawn was eighteen?

She stopped holding him back from the career he wanted

She stopped trying to control his behavior

She stopped punishing him for bad behavior

She stopped praying for him

Why did Will think Carlson Riggs talked so much trash?

His mom made him do gymnastics when they were younger

He had anger issues and did not know how to properly control his temper 

He wanted to get arrested 

He wanted to prove that he was tough in order to join a reputable gang 

What does it mean that Riggs "wanted to join [the Dark Suns] so he wouldn't be looked at like all bark no more, and instead could have a backbone built for him by the bite of his block boys"?

It means that people used to make fun of Riggs and call him a dog but joining a gang would make that stop

It means that people thought Riggs was all talk and no action but joining a gang would fix that

It means that Riggs tried to fight the influence of gangs on young peoples' lives

It means that Riggs used to pick fights all the time, but with the Dark Suns supporting him, he might actually start winning them

How are a Penny Drop and killing Riggs comparable?

Both require assistance from others 

Both have to be timed exactly right to work out 

Both require a great deal of patience and planning ahead of time 

All of the above statements are correct 

What did Will compare holding a gun to?

Balancing an egg on a spoon

Holding a newborn baby

Carrying a cup filled to the brim

Trying to breathe underwater 

What does the following imagery help the reader to notice about Will and the gun: "Back already sore. Uncomfortable. Gun strapped like a brick rubbing my skin raw with each step"?

Will was in too much of a hurry to properly holster the gun

The gun doesn't belong with Will, and it's unnatural for him to have it

It must be a very long walk from Will's apartment to the elevator

Will is completely determined to kill Riggs at this point in the story

The lightning bugs have the ability to fly away, just like Will and Shawn have the ability to leave the neighborhood after turning 18 

Will, Shawn, and the other young men in the neighborhood might feel trapped in the cycle of violence, just the the lightning bugs become trapped in the jar 

The lightning bugs are scooped into the jar against their will, just like Shawn and Will are forced to join the gang after they become teenagers 

The lightning bugs lose their family members, just like Shawn and Will have lost their family members to gun violence 

What did Shawn and Will used to pretend the “L” on the elevator keypad stood for?

“later”

“loser”

“landing zone”

"ladies" 

Both sets of rules are followed equally by men and women  

Both sets of rules have been created and are expected to be followed, but are not required rules by any means; The rules could be broken at any time without legal punishment  

Both sets of rules result in extreme punishment if not followed correctly 

Which of the following correctly traces the ownership of the gun that Will is carrying?

Buck --> Shawn --> Will

Will --> Buck --> Shawn

Buck --> Will --> Shawn

Shawn --> Buck --> Will

"I WIPED MY FACE
with the back of my hand,
knuckles rolling over my eyes
to catch water before it
came down.
No crying.
Not in front of Pop.
Not in front of Dani.
Not in front of none
of these people.
Not in front of no one.
Never."

Water can be a symbol for rebirth, renewal, and/or cleansing. Tears are, essentially, salt water. What might be signified by (almost) everyone in Will’s community living by a set of rules that call for no crying ever?

After talking to Buck, Will learns some new information about the gun. How many bullets are missing from the gun?

0

1

2

3

stand up straight; Will is trying to prove that he is tough in front of Buck, not weak 

act natural; Will is freaking out about what is happening in the elevator, but wants to appear calm and collected in front of Buck 

ignore Buck; Will feels like if he ignores Buck, he will look tougher in Buck's eyes, like he doesn't need him 

turn around; Will feels like if he takes a second to himself, he will re-gain his composure and be able to have a civil conversation with Buck 

Everyone Will encounters on the elevator is ________.

brave 

all-knowing 

dead

alive 

What was Buck and Shawn’s relationship?

Buck and Shawn were enemies

Buck was like a big brother to Shawn

Buck and Shawn knew each other from school 

Buck and Shawn were cousins 

How did Will know Dani?

They played together when they were little

They went to school together

They went to the same church

They worked at the same store

How does Dani feel when Will explains the rules and what he is about to do? Choose the response that BEST fits:

embarrassed

angry 

proud 

disappointed

What evidence from the novel BEST supports your above response?

"She asked,/What you need/it for anyway?/And when I/looked confused/(pretended to/look confused),/she ticked/tongue to teeth/and clarified,/The gun" 

"But then/she put her hand on my shoulder,/her perfume floating from her wrist/to just underneath my nostrils, said,/But/I do/ know/you,/Will" 

"[Dani] slapped her/hands to her face,/tried to wipe/away worry./But she couldn't./And I couldn't/expect her to" 

"You smoke?/I asked./You shoot?/she shot back,/slipping it between/shiny lips,/ leaning forward/for the light"

How did Dani’s death mark a turning point for Will?

He got a gun after Dani’s death

He learned life is not perfect

He learned “The Rules”

He learned about his father’s death

Feel = Flee

What can you infer Will means by this anagram?

He wants to feel emotions that make him feel like he is flying

The emotions he is feeling cause him to want to flee, or run away 

He is unsure of where he is going and what his next decision should be 

He wants to be able to feel emotion again

What did Uncle Mark do to Will when Uncle Mark got on the elevator?

Poked Will’s stomach

Gave Will a hug

Put Will in a headlock

Ignored him

Based on the information we learn in Floor 5, Uncle Mark's dream was to -

get married and raise a family 

make/direct a movie

own his own business 

move out of the neighborhood 

How did Uncle Mark die?

He had a heart attack

He overdosed 

He was shot and killed because someone wanted to sell drugs at his corner

He was killed in a drive-by shooting 

How old was Will when his father died?

1 year old 

3 years old 

4 years old 

6 years old

Will’s mother told him his father died of ________.

an overdose

a lack of faith 

a broken heart

a heart attack 

"WHEN I GOT HOME
I took a hot shower,
hot enough
to burn the skin
off my body,

he said.
Couldn’t kiss your mother,
couldn’t kiss you boys
good night.
Just lay naked
in the scummy bathtub,
the cold porcelain
keeping me from sleep
from nightmares"

According to the passage, what are the consequences of the speakers actions? How is the speaker effected by their actions?

Will's dad followed The Rules, but had a difficult time coming to terms with the consequences of his actions 

Where did Will’s father die?

In his bedroom 

On the basketball court

In a phone booth 

In a hospital 

What does Will think of his father after meeting him on the elevator?

Will realizes his father was not the man he thought he was

Will realizes his father truly was a hero

Will realizes he is just like his father

Will realizes Shawn was just like their father

In the story, who held a gun to Will’s head?

Who helps Will when he has the gun put to his head in the elevator?

What is Will surprised to learn about Shawn?

He was not very brave 

He went to jail 

He was planning on joining a different gang (not the Dark Suns) 

He got revenge for Buck's death 

I wish I knew
an anagram
for poser.

This passage refers to _________.

Buck 

Mikey 

Frick 

Frick and Buck come to know each other because -

they both went to the same high school 

they played on the same rec basketball team 

Frick murdered Buck 

Frick and Buck used to date the same girl 

What was Buck’s real name?

Roger

Orlando

James

Roderick 

Why did Buck’s stepfather call him “Buck”?

Buck enjoyed going hunting 

Buck was a fast and quiet runner

Buck couldn’t grow facial hair and had a baby-face

Buck had many girlfriends and was a smooth-talker 

Why is Tony's role in the story significant?

Tony allows Will to truly be himself and show his true emotions; Will is able to cry in front of Tony after finding out that Shawn has been killed 

Tony shares with Will that he saw Frick kill Buck, and then Will shares that information with his brother Shawn 

Tony was at the basketball court the night that Buck was killed, and he gives information about who killed Buck to Shawn, Will's older brother 

Tony is in the Dark Suns, and he knows that Riggs is a gang member 

Which detail from early on in the novel suggests 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, and he left his apartment in the early morning to set the plan in motion 

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

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

Why is Will shocked by the way that Buck greets Frick?

Frick shot and killed Buck

Frick is alive and can see Buck

Frick stole Buck’s corner to sell drugs

Frick started a rival gang that became enemies with the Dark Suns 

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

Killing Shawn

Killing Buck 

Stealing from Shawn

Stealing from Buck 

How is Shawn received by the other people in the elevator when he enters?

He is greeted like a good friend

He is ignored

He is treated like a hero

He is questioned by Buck 

What does Shawn do when he first enters the elevator and sees Will for the first time?

Gives Will a big hug

Cries upon seeing Will for the first time

Does not say a word to Will

Urges Will to follow him to the lobby

What rule did Shawn break on the elevator?

Rule # 1

Rule #2 

Rule #3

Will has made his decision about whether or not he is going to go through with his plan to kill Riggs 

Will wants to follow Shawn out of the elevator in order to see if he will give him advice on what to do next 

Will is fed up with being in the elevator with everyone; He wants out of the elevator and wants to be free of everything that has happened in the elevator 

What were the two words that Shawn said to Will the conclude the novel?

“Love you.”

“You coming?”

“Say no.”

“Don’t go.”

What statement best describes the ending of Long Way Down?

The ending leaves the reader content and hopeful

The ending leaves the reader sad and anxious

The ending leaves the reader with a simple yet satisfied resolution of the events in the novel

The ending leaves the reader with more questions than answers

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

“The middle drawer called to me”

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

“Beef/ gets passed down like name-brand/ T-shirts around here.”

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

“A man who moved with precision,/ patience, purpose”

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

“...to get lost in the new/ and strangely familiar feeling/ of fatherhood.”

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

“...that it stopped Mom from/ scraping loose a river/ of wounds.”

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

“...uncomfortable being/ crammed in this.../ this vertical coffin/ another second.”

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

“the middle drawer was the only thing ever out of place on Shawn’s side of the room, like a random, jagged tooth in a perfect mouth”

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

"Said he took/the long way,/turned pistol into poof,/turned bang-bang into hush-hush"

Long Way Down: Final Unit Test - 2022

Long Way Down: Final Unit Test - 2022

Which of the following best describes how this novel is written?

What statement BEST describes the point of view in Long Way Down?

Will shares at the beginning of the story that he is ________.

How does the narrator think people will react to the story he is about to tell?

What does the speaker, Will, mean when he says you’ll “know me know me” in the opening page of the novel?

Who are the only people that call Will “William”?

What continuing problem do people in Will’s neighborhood face?

Why did Will’s friend Tony want to get taller?

Why does Will think the cop who interrogated him about Shawn’s death was a “newbie”?

How do Will and other witnesses to murder respond to the questions from cops, in general?

After Shawn has been shot and killed, Will notes that the killer did not take his -

What was in the bag Shawn was holding when he died?

Which of the following is NOT one of the rules Will lives by?

Gunshots make everyone _______ and _______.What two words complete this passage?

In the novel, Will compares anagrams to ________.

Why did Will break up with his first girlfriend?

Shawn's middle dresser drawer is significant because -

Shawn was killed on his way home from buying his mother special soap for her eczema. What wasReynolds’ purpose in writing his death that way?

According to Will, why isn't it surprising that Shawn is dead?

What can you conclude about Will’s feelings for Shawn?

Which of the following passages from the text support your answer to the above question?

What can we infer about the Will's life when he says, "the moon is lucky it's not down here where nothing is ever new?"

What does it mean that Shawn's mother "took her hands off him" when Shawn was eighteen?

Why did Will think Carlson Riggs talked so much trash?

What does it mean that Riggs "wanted to join [the Dark Suns] so he wouldn't be looked at like all bark no more, and instead could have a backbone built for him by the bite of his block boys"?

How are a Penny Drop and killing Riggs comparable?

What did Will compare holding a gun to?

What does the following imagery help the reader to notice about Will and the gun: "Back already sore. Uncomfortable. Gun strapped like a brick rubbing my skin raw with each step"?

What did Shawn and Will used to pretend the “L” on the elevator keypad stood for?

Which of the following correctly traces the ownership of the gun that Will is carrying?

After talking to Buck, Will learns some new information about the gun. How many bullets are missing from the gun?

Everyone Will encounters on the elevator is ________.

What was Buck and Shawn’s relationship?

How did Will know Dani?

How does Dani feel when Will explains the rules and what he is about to do? Choose the response that BEST fits:

What evidence from the novel BEST supports your above response?

How did Dani’s death mark a turning point for Will?

Feel = FleeWhat can you infer Will means by this anagram?

What did Uncle Mark do to Will when Uncle Mark got on the elevator?

Based on the information we learn in Floor 5, Uncle Mark's dream was to -

How did Uncle Mark die?

How old was Will when his father died?

Will’s mother told him his father died of ________.

Where did Will’s father die?

What does Will think of his father after meeting him on the elevator?

In the story, who held a gun to Will’s head?

Who helps Will when he has the gun put to his head in the elevator?

What is Will surprised to learn about Shawn?

I wish I knewan anagramfor poser.This passage refers to _________.

Frick and Buck come to know each other because -

What was Buck’s real name?

Why did Buck’s stepfather call him “Buck”?

Why is Tony's role in the story significant?

Which detail from early on in the novel suggests that Will Holloman will murder Riggs at the end of the novel?

When did Shawn teach Will Rule #1?

Why is Will shocked by the way that Buck greets Frick?

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

How is Shawn received by the other people in the elevator when he enters?

What does Shawn do when he first enters the elevator and sees Will for the first time?

What rule did Shawn break on the elevator?

What were the two words that Shawn said to Will the conclude the novel?

What statement best describes the ending of Long Way Down?

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage.“The middle drawer called to me”

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage.“Beef/ gets passed down like name-brand/ T-shirts around here.”

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage.“A man who moved with precision,/ patience, purpose”

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage.“...to get lost in the new/ and strangely familiar feeling/ of fatherhood.”

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage.“...that it stopped Mom from/ scraping loose a river/ of wounds.”

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage.“...uncomfortable being/ crammed in this.../ this vertical coffin/ another second.”

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage.“the middle drawer was the only thing ever out of place on Shawn’s side of the room, like a random, jagged tooth in a perfect mouth”

Directions: Identify the figurative language or poetic devices used in the passage."Said he took/the long way,/turned pistol into poof,/turned bang-bang into hush-hush"

Shot and killed by Shawn as retaliation:

Will’s friend who plays basketball; Tells Shawn that Frick killed Buck:

The novel’s protagonist who sets out to avenge his brother’s death:

Makes Will say aloud that he is going to kill someone:

A mother who prayed that her older son would not get hurt:

The Dark Sun Will believes killed Shawn:

Shot and killed the wrong guy:

Was shot at a playground at eight years old:

Gunshots make everyone _ and _.

What two words complete this passage?

Shawn was killed on his way home from buying his mother special soap for her eczema. What was
Reynolds’ purpose in writing his death that way?

Feel = Flee

What can you infer Will means by this anagram?

I wish I knew
an anagram
for poser.

This passage refers to _________.

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

“The middle drawer called to me”

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

“Beef/ gets passed down like name-brand/ T-shirts around here.”

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

“A man who moved with precision,/ patience, purpose”

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

“...to get lost in the new/ and strangely familiar feeling/ of fatherhood.”

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

“...that it stopped Mom from/ scraping loose a river/ of wounds.”

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

“...uncomfortable being/ crammed in this.../ this vertical coffin/ another second.”

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

“the middle drawer was the only thing ever out of place on Shawn’s side of the room, like a random, jagged tooth in a perfect mouth”

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

"Said he took/the long way,/turned pistol into poof,/turned bang-bang into hush-hush"

Gunshots make everyone _ and _.

What two words complete this passage?

Shawn was killed on his way home from buying his mother special soap for her eczema. What was
Reynolds’ purpose in writing his death that way?

Feel = Flee

What can you infer Will means by this anagram?

I wish I knew
an anagram
for poser.

This passage refers to _________.