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. What does Will find “even sadder” when he speaks about Shawn’s death in Chapter One?
(a) That Shawn was so young.
(b) That it was inevitable.
(c) That Shawn’s death is not surprising.
(d) That Shawn was killed instead of Will.

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

3. What does Will do when he realizes who is in the man in the elevator in Chapter Two?
(a) Stop the elevator.
(b) Faint.
(c) Try to wake himself up.
(d) Give Buck a hug.

4. What does Will explain to Dani in Chapter Three?
(a) The Rules.
(b) How to flirt.
(c) How to do a Penny Drop.
(d) How to load a gun.

5. What did the "L" button in the elevator stand for to Shawn and Will as kids as said in Chapter Two?
(a) Lilac.
(b) Loser.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Liar.

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

7. What does Will think about himself when he thinks that Buck is not taking him seriously in Chapter Two?
(a) That he will "show Buck" (98).
(b) That he does not want Buck’s approval anyway.
(c) That Buck does not actually know him.
(d) That he, Will, is “forreal” (98).

8. Who was Buck to Shawn, as said by Will in Chapter Two?
(a) Shawn’s best friend.
(b) Shawn’s biological dad.
(c) Shawn’s biggest enemy.
(d) The only big brother Shawn ever had.

9. What had also happened that day in the picture as told in Chapter Three?
(a) Gunshots had rang out, and Shawn had pushed them down, but Dani was shot.
(b) They had been pushed off of the playground by rival kids.
(c) Gunshots had rang out, and Shawn had pushed them down.
(d) Gunshots had rang out, and Uncle Mark was killed.

10. What is happening to Buck’s cigarette in Chapter Three?
(a) It is screaming.
(b) It is letting out green smoke.
(c) It is emitting a whistling sound.
(d) It is burning, but not burning down.

11. Who do we learn in Chapter Two taught Shawn The Rules?
(a) Buck.
(b) Shawn's dad.
(c) Uncle Tony.
(d) Will.

12. Why is Will surprised that the girl can see the smoke in the elevator in Chapter Three?
(a) Because she is also a ghost.
(b) Because he had fanned the air to dissipate it.
(c) Because Will can not see the smoke.
(d) Because it is coming from Buck, who is a ghost.

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

14. How does Will feel on waking up the day after Shawn dies in Chapter One?
(a) Numb.
(b) Sad.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Guilty.

15. In Chapter One, what does the morning light remind Will of?
(a) The sunrises he would watch with Shawn on the roof of their building.
(b) The Sunny-side up eggs that Will likes to eat for breakfast.
(c) The fireflies he would catch with Shawn.
(d) The song “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Will tell the girl in the elevator in Chapter Three that she should not be asking him about the gun?

2. In Chapter One, what does Will say happened to his brother Shawn?

3. What does Dani ask when Will asks about her smoking in Chapter Three?

4. What does Dani ask Will when she first gets on the elevator in Chapter Three?

5. Where has the anagram that Will thinks about Dani in Chapter Three also been seen in the novel before?

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