Selecting multiple icons in Finder using the keyboard?

Is there a way to select icons (using the keyboard) that aren't directly touching? In Windows, I'd press Ctrl+Down, but it doesn't work in the Finder view. I've tried all the usual keyboard shortcuts, but it doesn't seem to work. I can multi-select other icons just fine, but I can't multi-select these two.

The picture explains it better than I could. The icons in this folder are aligned to the grid.

You could use cmd ⌘ + 2 to change to the list view and then just use Shift + Down.

I thought Shift + Down should work. I tried and the results were, let us say, special:

When your view is sorted by Name, Shift + Down does not go the last item.

If your view is not sorted, (Sort By: None), then Shift + Down selecs the last item as well.

See this screencast. (This is my first screencast, so not a very good one)