The Treasure of Lemon Brown

In paragraph 5 Greg compares his father's words to the thunder most likely to --

• emphasize the depressing feelings that still lingered after their conversation.

• describe why Greg decided to go to the abandoned house instead of going home.

• show how the weather affected Greg's reluctance to study.

• explain why Greg was worried about failing his math test.

Read the following excerpt.

"There were two feel, in cracked, dirty shoes from which rose legs that were wrapped in rags."

The author uses imagery in the excerpt to illustrate that Lemon Brown was most likely ​ (a)  

• a homeless person
• unemployed and broke
• a ghost that haunted the house
• the owner of the house

What did Greg know at the end of the story?

Select all the answers that are TRUE

• He knew he would get yelled at again by his dad for being out late.

• He knew that he was still in trouble for his Math grade.

• He knew that he would see Lemon Brown again.

• He knew better now why his dad tried to push him to do well.

Select the 2 main reasons that Lemon Brown decided to show Greg his treasure.

• Greg forced him to share after they almost died.

• Lemon Brown decided that he trusted Greg and wanted to share.

• Greg gave Lemon Brown the feeling that he would appreciate his treasure after hearing his story of his life.

• Lemon Brown felt judged and wanted to make sure that Greg knew how famous he had been and that he was really rich.

Greg's reaction to Lemon Brown's treasure was....

• very excited to see it finally

• uninterested because he doesn't like Blues music

• surprised it wasn't "worth" more

• frustrated because he was ready to go home

Lemon Brown threatens Greg with the razor most likely because ​

​ (a)  

• people often try to steal his treasure
• He was a bully and chose Greg as his next target.

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Why does Lemon Brown believe that his treasure is worth fighting for?

• having it connects him to his past and his son

• passing it on to his family is important

• losing his treasure broke his heart

• collecting it took him many years

What can the reader conclude about Greg and his father's relationship?

• Greg respects his father but does not always agree with his logic.

• Greg fears his father because he is too harsh.

• Greg loves his father very much and will do anything he says.

• Greg and his father have a strained relationship.

The weather contributes to the story by​ --

• emphasizing how unpredictable Greg’s mood can be, and it gets worse when he is angered by the intruders who threaten Lemon Brown.

• The storm reflects how Greg is upset at the beginning of the story, but by the end, the clear skies represent how Greg feels better after meeting Lemon Brown.

• The bad weather represents how negatively Greg feels about his academic future and how his father responds to his bad grades.

• The storm highlights how frightening Lemon Brown appears when Greg first meets him.

Lemon Brown stops playing the blues most likely because​ ​ (a)  

• People became uninterested and stopped coming to see him

• He becomes bored and loses interest

• Things were going too well in his life to sing the “blues”

• His family began to fight because he was spending too much time away.