Long Way Down Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Jason Reynolds
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 175 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Long Way Down Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Jason Reynolds
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter One, what does Will say happened to his brother Shawn?
(a) Shawn got married to his girlfriend Leticia.
(b) Shawn was shot and killed.
(c) Shawn was picked on by some thugs.
(d) Shawn picked up soap for his mother.

2. What is Will’s full name that he tells the reader in Chapter One?
(a) William Holloman.
(b) Will Holonman.
(c) Willow Holloman.
(d) William the Man.

3. Why does Buck say he is there in the elevator in Chapter Two?
(a) To offer Will guidance and support.
(b) To help Will shoot Riggs.
(c) To find out why Will is following The Rules.
(d) To check on his gun.

4. What does Will think the yellow tape the police put up does to the crime scene in Chapter One?
(a) Frames the crime scene like art.
(b) Isolated a part of the neighborhood.
(c) Fluttered with a reminder of what had happened.
(d) Gives it a surreal atmosphere.

5. What does the gun in the back of his waistband feel like to Will in Chapter One?
(a) Like a brick rubbing his skin raw.
(b) Like a reminder of vengeance.
(c) Like a powerful extra vertebrae.
(d) Like an angry cat scratching at his back.

6. What does Buck tell Will to do when Will is scared by the elevator in Chapter Two?
(a) “Manage your anger” (97).
(b) “Don’t freak out man” (97).
(c) “Be zen” (97).
(d) “Relax … it’s a long way down” (97).

7. What does Will try to do as the girl stands in the elevator in Chapter Three?
(a) Check her out.
(b) Get her number.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Figure out who she is.

8. How does Will think of potentially flirting with the girl in the elevator in Chapter Three?
(a) By imitating what he has seen on TV.
(b) By imitating his friend, Tony.
(c) By doing an impression of Shawn, which is Shawn’s best impression of Buck.
(d) By acting smooth.

9. What does Will describe in the first poem of Chapter Two?
(a) The Elevator Rules.
(b) How to make ice cream.
(c) The Street Rules.
(d) How to make ice cream.

10. What happens when police ask questions after Shawn’s death in Chapter One?
(a) The police get answers.
(b) Everyone turns to stone.
(c) New leads come up.
(d) Everyone names someone different.

11. What are Tony and Will talking about in Chapter One?
(a) If they will be allowed to go to the dances now that they are 15.
(b) If they will get girlfriends now that they are 15.
(c) If they will grow taller now that they are 15.
(d) If Shawn will let them hang out with his older friends now that they are 15.

12. Where has the anagram that Will thinks about Dani in Chapter Three also been seen in the novel before?
(a) Silk-screen onto a t-shirt in Will’s closet.
(b) Written on Will’s bedroom wall in pencil.
(c) Tattooed on Will’s wrist.
(d) Transcribed on all of Will’s notebooks.

13. What does Dani ask Will when she first gets on the elevator in Chapter Three?
(a) What he needs a gun for.
(b) Why he does not recognize her.
(c) Why he never hit on her.
(d) Why he did not protect Shawn.

14. What is the anagram on Will’s wall, as we learn in Chapter One?
(a) THE RULES = THEE SLUR
(b) SCARE = WHO CARES
(c) DISILLUSIONMENT = MEND ILLUSIONIST
(d) SCARE = CARES

15. What is Will’s plan in Chapter One?
(a) To start a new life.
(b) To shoot Carson Riggs.
(c) To sleep until he feels ok again.
(d) To find a way to break the cycle of revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bullets does Buck say there should be in the gun in Chapter Two?

2. What does Buck do to diffuse the situation between Will and Dani in Chapter Three?

3. Why does Will not let himself cry in Chapter One?

4. What scares Will at the end of Chapter Two?

5. What does Dani ask Will about his plan in Chapter Three?

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