Pre Reading The Treasure Of Lemon Brown

Why does Greg enter the building where Lemon Brown is staying?

• He is curious about Lemon Brown's treasure
• He knows his father will lecture him when he goes home
• He wants to join the checkers tournament
• He wants to avoid some thugs who are on the sidewalk

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

What conflict do Greg and Lemon Brown share?

• They fear they will lose their treasure
• They must find a safe place to live
• They must face a group of thugs
• They have lost people they loved

The climax of the story occurs when

• Greg learns that Lemon Brown's treasure is a harmonica
• Greg decides not to tell his father about Lemon Brown
• One of the thugs starts climbing the stairs toward Lemon Brown
• Greg howls, and Lemon Brown hurls himself down the stairs

What motivates the thugs?

• They think that Lemon Brown's treasure is worth a lot of money
• They know that Lemon Brown was once a famous blues singer
• They believe that Lemon Brown has reported them to the police
• They think that Lemon Brown's harmonica is made of solid gold

Lemon Brown gave the harmonica and news clippings to his son because he wanted his son to

• become a great blues singer
• guard his treasure
• return from the war safely
• know about his father's achievements

Lemon Brown tells Greg that his heart was broken when

• he found out that his son had been killed in the war
• he found out that his son did not appreciate his treasure
• he realized that he was not talented enough to be a great blues singer
• he realized that his son did not value the harmonica as much as he did

Lemon Brown is surprised and pleased to learn that

• Greg was interested in learning to play the harmonica
• Jesse was going to find a place for him to live in East St. Louis
• Jesse treated the harmonica and clippings as if they were treasures
• Greg was going to try to do better in math so that he could play basketball

Which statement best expresses Greg's feelings at the end of the story?

• He is worried that Lemon Brown will not be all right
• He feels that Lemon Brown's treasure is worthless
• He wants to help Lemon Brown find a place to live
• He has developed a new appreciation for his father

In the exposition of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown," Greg is in trouble because

• he is in danger of failing math
• he has made friends with Lemon Brown
• he has missed basketball practice
• he has been playing basketball