The Treasure of Lemon Brown_Assessment Review

What is the inciting incident in the story?

• Thugs try to steal Lemon's treasure.

• Greg's father lectures him about his grades.

• Lemon reveals his treasure to Greg.

• Greg goes into the tenement building.

What is direct characterization?

• When a reader must infer.

• When an author tells a reader about a character.

Indirect characterization means...

• an author reveals information about a character's personality through his/her words, actions, and thoughts, along with other characters' responses to that character

• an author describes the character through their physical description, line of work, or passions and pursuits

How do the thugs define treasure?

• Something rare

• Something passed from generation to generation

• Something worth money/valuable

What is a dynamic character?

• A character who does not change.

• A character who undergoes some important change throughout the story.

What is a theme?

• The main idea of a story

• What the author writes about

• The lesson the author wants you to learn

What is Greg’s main problem at the beginning of the story?

• Greg’s father wants him to get a good education. 
• Greg is allowed to play high school basketball. 
• Greg is failing math and is allowed to play ball with the Community Center. 
• Greg’s father says he cannot play ball because he is failing math. 

There is conflict between Lemon Brown and three men because— 

• Lemon Brown owes the men money.
• the men decide to beat up Lemon Brown. 
• Lemon Brown breaks into an empty house. 
• the men want Lemon Brown’s treasure. 

Which of the following is the best summary of the story? 

• Greg wants to be on the school basketball team, but he doesn’t play well enough. So, after talking to Lemon Brown, he decides to work harder. 
• Greg wants to play basketball, but his father won’t let him. So, Greg runs away to get back at him.
• Greg wants to play basketball, but his father wants him to improve his grades. Lemon Brown’s story helps Greg better understand his dad. 
• Greg is more interested in basketball than academics. When he meets Lemon Brown, he realizes he needs to go to school to be successful. 

Lemon Brown says, _{"Every man got a treasure. You don't know that, you must be a fool!"} What aspect of the story is brought out by those lines? 

• the setting
• direct characterization 
• the theme 
• the conflict