Literary Devices
"Gunshots like fireworks."
In this passage, the author makes use of ______
Simile
How old is Will?
15
Everyone Will encounters on the elevator is _______.
dead
What is rule number one?
No crying
LONG WAY DOWN is primarily set in a(n)
elevator
"Gun strapped like a brick..."
The author uses this simile primarily to convey...
The actual and metaphorical weight of the gun.
How does Will first feel about the presence of the people in the elevator?
He is haunted by them.
The elevator is _________.
smoky
What is rule number two?
No snitching
How does Will feel about the gun?
Uneasy and uncomfortable
Will refers to the elevator as a vertical coffin. What could this metaphor imply?
Will is surrounded by death.
What emotions does Will primarily feel while in the elevator?
Anxiety
Will compares anagrams to __________.
brothers
What is rule number three?
Get revenge
How did Dani's death mark a turning point for Will?
He learned "The Rules."
What is Will's internal and external struggle while in the elevator?
He questions blind obedience to the "rules."
What does Will think of his father after meeting him on the elevator?
Will realizes his father was not the man he thought he was.
Will thinks Shawn was killed over _________.
territory
What is Will surprised to learn about Shawn?
He killed a man.
Will says Dani couldn't wipe worry from her face and he "couldn't expect her to." What can you conclude from this?
Will is worried himself.
What is NOT a theme of LONG WAY DOWN?
- Money
- Obedience
- Death
- Growing Up
Money
"Feel = Flee." What can you infer Will means by this anagram?
The emotion he is feeling cause him to want to flee.
Will ________ Shawn.
Envies
How many people exit the elevator at the end of the novel?
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 7
6
How does Will INITIALLY feel about seeing his father in the elevator?
He is in awe.