Characters
Literary Devices
In the elevator
On the Streets
Misc.
100

He is the narrator of the novel and is mourning the loss of his brother

Will

100

"Crowded in this cell, this coffin, this elevator"

This is an example  of:

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Imagery

Metaphor

100

How Does Dani feel when Will explains the rules and what he is about to do?

A. embarrassed

B. Angry

C. Proud

D. Disappointed

D. Disappointed

100

Which of the following is not one of the rules Will lives by?

a. Don't cry

b. no snitching

c. Hold your Turf

d. get revenge

C. hold your turf

100

How does Will know Buck?

He was a father figure to Will and Shawn

200

He was shot and killed while out buying soap for his mom

Shawn

200

"The middle drawer called to me"

This is an example  of:

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Imagery

Personification

200

What does Will's dad do that terrified Will?

He holds a gun to Will's head
200

When did Will learn the rules?

When Dani died

200

Why is Shawn's middle dresser Drawer significant?

I holds Buck's gun.

It signifies the bad decision Shawn made.

300

She was Will's childhood friend who was killed on the playground

Dani

300

"The middle drawer was the only thing ever out of place on Shawn's side of the room, like a random, jagged tooth in a perfect mouth"

This is an example  of:

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Imagery

Simile
300

Why is will shocked by the way Buck greets Frick?

Frick shot and killed Buck

300

What continuing problem do people in Will's neighborhood face?

a. violent gang initiations

b. racial profiling

c. poverty

d. gun violence

D. gun violence

300

How do readers know that Will is not ready to get revenge?

He doesn't check the gun to see if it is loaded

400

He was Will's Uncle and wanted to make a movie

Mark

400

What is an anagram?

a word or phrase formed by rearranging letters of another word

400

How does Shawn treat his brother when he enters the elevator?

Shawn ignores Will

400

Why did Uncle Mark start stealing drugs?

He needed money to but a new camera

400

"Sleep ran from me for what seemed like forever"

This is an example  of:

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Imagery

Personification

500

He is a loudmouth who lives in Dark Sun territory

Riggs

500

What does the metaphor of the missing tooth represent?

The loss of a loved one and the permanent grief that remains.
500

What does the smoke in the elevator symbolize?

Will's confusion about the decision he should make or the suffocation he feels from grieving the loss of Shawn.

500

What terrible mistake did Will's dad make while he was still alive?

He killed the wrong person when trying to get revenge

500

He needed to rob someone for his gang initiation but ended up killing someone

Frick

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