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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. Who had Uncle Mark cast to play the parts in his movie as Will says in Chapter Four?

2. What does Uncle Mark tell Will to do with the scene in Chapter Four?

3. What would Shawn try to have Will remember about their dad as told in Chapter Five?

4. What did Uncle Mark do when his video camera was lost?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. According to Chapter Six, what had happened when Frick tried to rob Buck? How had Shawn learned what had happened?

3. What does Uncle Mark start doing to get a new video camera in Chapter Four? Why does he do this?

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

5. Who finishes the scene for Will in Chapter Four? What does Will feel when he echoes the ending?

6. How does Will’s dad feel after he shoots the guy in Chapter Five? Who does Will’s dad find out he actually shoots?

7. What does Will feel like telling his dad in Chapter Five? Why does he keep it inside?

8. How had Will’s dad felt after Uncle Mark’s death as told in Chapter Five? What is the figurative language his dad uses to describe how he feels?

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

10. Who gets on the elevator in Chapter Five? What do the new person and Will do? How does Will feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will's mother has eczema, and scratches at herself to soothe the itch.Will in the first Chapter wonders if everyone is being eaten alive by something invisible, like her eczema (26). What does he mean by this? How is this idea shown or expanded later in the novel? Why is it continually used? Use at least three textual examples to explore this topic.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choose and watch one of the following films, either “Moonlight” or “Boyz in the Hood.” Then compare the film of your choice to Long Way Down. What does each text represent about ts environment? What does it show about masculinity? How is masculinity shaped by or influenced by the environment? How are the works similar or different? Use at least two examples from each source in comparing.

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