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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. What does Will explain to Dani in Chapter Three?

2. Who is the man on the elevator with Will in Chapter Two?

3. Why does Will feels silly telling Buck that Shawn is dead in Chapter Two?

4. Who is the gang that Riggs is a part of, as said in Chapter Two?

5. What does Will think about himself when he thinks that Buck is not taking him seriously in Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Will tell Dani he needs the gun in Chapter Three? Why does Will explain The Rules to Dani?

2. In Chapter Two, how is the man who gets onto the elevator with Will described? How does Will find out he is Buck?

3. What does Dani ask Will when he tells her his plan in Chapter Three? How does he respond?

4. What is Will’s plan with Shawn’s gun in Chapter One?

5. What is the picture of at the beginning of Chapter One? What does this image illustrate for the reader?

6. What does Will describe as a “strange thing” in the beginning of Chapter Two? What does he call this?

7. What is the metaphor Will describes in Chapter Three about God displaying his children?

8. What does Will think of when the girl in the elevator shows him the picture from her wallet in Chapter Three? Who is in the photo?

9. What is a Penny Drop? What does Will tell the reader about a Penny Drop in Chapter One?

10. What happens on the day of the picture that Dani shows to Will in Chapter Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at Will’s Random Thought No. 4 in Chapter Five, where he thinks about kids at playgrounds standing on their father’s feet and trusting him to guide them (22). How is this metaphor connected to ideas of fatherhood in the novel? What is the representation and role of fatherhood as said in Long Way Down? How is this representation specifically shaped by the community? Write an argumentative response for what you think the definition of fatherhood in the novel is and connect it to at least three textual examples.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how Pop feels and acts after shooting Ghee to how Will feels and acts after Dani dies. What similarities exist between the two scenes? What is the novel saying about death by having these similarities? What themes is the novel trying to evoke with these two passages? Write a claim about the purpose of comparing the theme, and draw on at least two other sections in the novel to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

The third of The Rules is to enact revenge on the person who kills someone close to you. Does the novel support the idea of revenge? What does it show revenge does? Does it support the actions of Rule Number Three? What does the novel actually show about the theme of revenge? Write a response with at least three textual examples supporting your main claim.

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