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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Buck given his nickname as said in Chapter Six?

2. What does Will do out of fear with the gun to his head in Chapter Five?

3. How does Buck tell Will he knows Frick in Chapter Six?

4. What had Buck done to comfort Shawn as said in Chapter Six?

5. What was Uncle Mark’s planned film about as told in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Shawn come to know how their dad had passed on as told in Chapter Five? How had Buck become for Shawn after Mikey Holloman had died?

2. How had Shawn learned what had happened to Buck as told in Chapter Six? Why was the person who told Shawn not considered a snitch?

3. What did Will’s mom tell Will about why his dad had died as told in Chapter Five? What had Will thought about this as a kid?

4. Why does Frick try to rob Buck as told in Chapter Six? Why do other people not try to rob Buck?

5. What are the stories Shawn had told Will about their dad in Chapter Five? What does Will remember about these stories?

6. What had Will’s dad done in as told Chapter Five after Uncle Mark’s death?

7. How does Uncle Mark’s selling escalate as described in Chapter Four? How does his selling end and why?

8. Who is Frick as said in Chapter Six? How is Frick described?

9. What does Uncle Mark have Will do after Will explains his plan to him in Chapter Four? What does Will find when they do this?

10. How does Will feel realizing his father shot the wrong guy as told in Chapter Five? How had he imagined his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Four of the novel, film techniques are used to illustrate the center of the story. In early lessons, the novel’s connection to rap music was discussed. What is the effect of having the novel contain so many genre forms? Why are so many different kinds of media referenced and contained in the novel? How does this enhance the story of the novel? Pull from at least four textual examples to support your exploratory claim.

Essay Topic 2

Rhythm and meter add structure and meaning to the events of the novel. Find three examples not already discussed in class to develop an analysis of how rhythm and meter in these instances add to the events taking place.How does it deepen the understanding of the events? What does it say in each instance? Develop a thesis about the function of rhythm and meter in Long Way Down based on what you find.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the character of Will Holloman to Mikey Holloman. How are these characters similar or different to one another? How are their actions related? How are their words related to one another? Why does the novel set these two characters up as foils of one another? What does their mirroring suggest about the novel's structure, and eventual ending? Write a response with at least four textual examples.

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