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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 happens at the end of the scene Uncle Mark and Will are saying in Chapter Four?

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

3. Why had Frick shot Buck as said in Chapter Six?

4. What does Will think about the scene they are acting out in Chapter Four?

5. What does Will not feel when he steps back in the elevator towards Dani and Buck in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Buck two-sided, as said in Chapter Six? What do people in the neighborhood say about him?

2. What does Will’s dad do to Will after he tells Will his story? How does Will respond? How does their interaction end?

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

4. How does Frick justify his killing Buck in Chapter Six? How do the other men in the elevator respond?

5. 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?

6. What does Uncle Mark ask Will after Will finishes the scene in Chapter Four? What does Uncle Mark say in reply to Will’s response?

7. 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?

8. Who gets on the elevator in Chapter Four? What does he do to Will?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the ending of the “The Scene” in Chapter Four where Will says he shoots after some reluctance. Consider how many generations are represented repeating a similar pattern of revenge. Why does Will not want to shoot? Does Will have free will to choose to shoot or not shoot? Why or why not? Argue why or why he does not have free will and connect this to the ending of the novel. What does the ending suggest about free will?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How are women represented in Long Way Down? What are the roles and representations given to them? Write a summary of what you see pulling from two examples in the novel. Then write a claim arguing why you think this representation is shown the way it is. How does this representation connect to the environment of the novel? Use three examples in your claim.

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