Symbols
What does the elevator symbolize?
Who was Shawn's girlfriend?
Leticia
What literary device is being used:
"Crammed in this stupid steel box, this vertical coffin"
Metaphor
What condition does Will's mom suffer from?
Eczema
How old was Dani when she kissed Will?
8
What does smoke symbolize?
Who is the know-it-all?
Marcus
What literary device is being used?
"Make men pitiful pieces of putty"
Alliteration
What did Uncle Mark want to do before he became a drug dealer?
Make movies
How many bullets were their in the gun and what is the significance of this number?
15 bullets also Will's age
What does the lost tooth symbolism
Grief and loss of a loved one
What mistake did Pop make and why did he do it?
He killed Gee by accident trying to get revenge for Uncle Mark
What does Canoe=Ocean represent?
What doesd Shawn give Will when he becomes a man?
(Hint: his girlfriend didn't like it)
Cologne
What happen to the 16th bullet?
Shawn used it to kill Frick
What are the rules and what do they symbolize?
Blindy following social expectations
1. no crying
2. no snitching
3. get revenge
Name 3 people who 'owned' the gun in order?
Buck, Shawn, Will
Identify a type of conflcit and an example from the book?
Answers may vary
Who threatens Will with a gun to his head?
His father/Pop
Who does Will meet on the 6th floor and how does he know them?
Uncle Mark
What do anagrams represent and give an example of one?
Will's search for the truth and understanding reality Canoe=Ocean or Cares=Scares or Alive=A Veil or Feel=Flee orCool=Loco
Name a character who killed someone and who they were killed by.
Frick killed by Shawn killed Buck
Pop killed Gee killed by a Dark Sun
Give a theme and theme statement from Long Way Down
Answers may vary
What do all the ghosts do in the elevator?
Which ghost does not do this?
Shawn
Who does Will meet on the third floor and how did they die?
Frick killed by Shawn