Long Way Down Review

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100

"Just stood there,

awkward, 

a middle drawer of a man" (291). 

Metaphor

200

"Shawn's dead. 

So strange to say.

So. sad.

But I guess 

Not surprising,

Which I guess is 

Even stranger

And even sadder".

Alliteration 

300

"hanging over ny 

brother's body

like a dimmed

light post" (16). 

Simile 

400

"Buck bent 

his pinky and ring 

finger back, 

turned his 

hand into 

a gun. 

bang-bang" (266). 

Onomatopoeia 

500

"In the bathroom

in the mirror 

my face sagged,

with sadness

was trying to pull

the skin off. 

Zombie.

I had slept

in my clothes,

the stench of 

death and sweat 

trapped in the cotton like

fish grease" (65). 

Imagery 

grammin' n jammin'

100

alive = ? 

then give an analysis of the anagram.

a veil 

answers will vary. 

200

feel = ?

then give an analysis of the anagram.

flee 

answers will vary. 

300

cool = ?

then give an analysis of the anagram.

loco

answers will vary. 

400

cinema = ?

then give an analysis of the anagram.

iceman 

Cinema was important to Uncle Mark. He made a poor choice to sell drugs to buy a new one and that lead to his death. He was iced, or killed, so he is the iceman.

500

poser = ? 

then give an analysis of the anagram.

possible answers - ropes, pores, prose, spore 

answers will vary. 

Who dis?

100

This person had never held a gun before. They were going to get revenge for their brother's death. 

Will

200

This person was childhood friends with Will. They were the second person to get on the elevator.

Dani 

300

This person's real name is James. He was like a father figure or mentor for Shawn. 

Buck 

400

This person was apart of the Dark Suns. They never earned their shining. They were killed by Shawn. 

Frick 

500

This person struggled with guilt after they killed someone. They were Uncle Mark's younger brother. 

Mike 

did you even read??

100

how many bullets were in the gun when Will found it and how many are suppose to be in it? 

15 and 16

200

How do you become a Dark Sun?

Turf, The Shining, Dark Deed 

300

Who was at the basketball court when Buck was killed?

Tony

400

When somebody dies, what is louder than the sirens? 

The screams

500

Who did Uncle Mark want to cast in his movie? 

Shari (Will's mom) and Mike (Will's dad). 

They said what now?!?!?

100

"You coming" (306)? 

Shawn 

200

"Actually, 

he only pulled the trigger once, so it

was more like 

Bang" (269)

Frick 

300

"Always 

always

always 

be skeptical of a person 

who answers a question

by asking a question" (168).

Will 

400

"Frick, you know

a kid named Riggs" (274)? 

Dani 

500

"Listen, kid, 

don't play and 

don't play with me" (171). 

Uncle Mark