General
Will
Techniques
Characters
100

What type of book is long way down? (Form)

Graphic Novel

100

How many Bullets were in the gun when will found it?

15

100

What is a metaphor?

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

100

What was Uncle Mark’s dream?

To make a movie.

200

What are THE RULES?

1. No crying

2. No Snitching

3. Revenge

200

Who does Will believe shot his brother, Shawn?

Riggs

200

What does the colour red symbolise in Long Way Down?

Blood and Violence.

200

What condition does Will’s mum have? (She needs special soap.)

Eczema

300

What was hidden in the middle drawer of Will and Shawn’s room?

A Gun

300

Who was Will’s friend and what did he dream of doing?

Tony, and he wished to be the best ballplayer around their age.

300

What two colours is used to represent a flashback in Long Way Down?

Black and White

300

Who is Shawn and how did he die?

Wills brother, Death by gun shot.

400

Who is the author of Long Way Down?

Jason Reynolds

400

How do Will and his friends react to the cop’s questions? Why?

They don’t snitch.

400

What is concrete poetry?

Where there are objects composed of words, letters, colors, and typefaces, in which graphic space plays a central role in both design and meaning

400

What is the main character’s full name?

William Holloman

500

What is a penny drop?

A trick on the monkey bars where you hang upside down, swing back and forth, and let go. Riggs taught Shawn how to do this, and Shawn taught Will.

500

How did Will explain the sadness he felt?

Like one of his important tooth in the back got pulled out by a stranger, and the constant slipping of your tongue into that new empty space

500

What is Pathetic Fallacy?

When weather is used to create mood.

500

Who is Buck? How did he die?

A father figure to Will’s brother, dies by being shot.