Long Way Down
The Odyssey
Romeo and Juliet
Fig. Lang.
100

Who shot Will's brother?

Riggs

100

Who is Odysseus' patron god/goddess? 

Athena

100

Where does Romeo go after his exile?

Mantua

100

“Broken pencils are pointless.”

pun

200

What is the symbol of Shawn's secret/secret life? 

the middle drawer

200

Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?


Lotus

200

Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself dead?

Friar Lawrence

200

“I must be cruel to be kind.”

paradox

300

What are the three rules?

Crying, Snitching, and Revenge

300

Who begs Odysseus to bury him?


Elpenor

300

Who bites his thumb at Abram in Act 1, Scene 1?

Sampson (Capulet)

300

"The streets are calling me."

Personification

400

What condition does Will's mom have? (He was buying her soap for it.)

Eczema

400

Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?

scar

400

What is the bird Juliet believes she hears in the early morning? Hint*Romeo disagrees

Nightingale

400

“He’s pulling your leg”

Idiom

500

What are the last two words written in the story? Hint* Shawn speaks to Will.

You coming?

500

In Penelope’s archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?

twelve

500

What day(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.) do Romeo and Juliet meet? 


Romeo meets Juliet on a Sunday evening at the Capulet party, and by Monday afternoon they are married (less than 24 hours!). By Thursday morning, both lovers are dead.

500

“The internet has opened a Pandora's box of threats: its demons have been loosed on us all.”

Allusion