Lemon Brown's Treasure Theme

What is Greg doing on the streets of Harlem?

• thinking about apologizing to his father

• meeting his friends to play basketball

• avoiding studying and another lecture

• proving his intelligence to his father

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“You OK for a youngster,” the old man said as he tied the strings around his leg, “better than those scalawags what come here looking for my treasure. That’s for sure.”

What does the word scalawags mean as used in the excerpt?

• people who hunt for treasure

• people who behave badly

• people who always scowl

• people who search buildings

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“You OK for a youngster,” the old man said as he tied the strings around his leg, “better than those scalawags what come here looking for my treasure. That’s for sure.”

Which quotation from the text provides the best clue for the meaning of scalawags?

• They’s bad men,” Lemon Brown whispered.

• "We heard you talking about your treasure.” The voice was slurred. “We just want to see it, that’s all.”

• “I don’t know,” came the answer. “All I know is that I heard him talking about some kind of treasure.”

• “They may hang around for a while,” Lemon Brown said, “but they ain’t getting their nerve up to come in here again."

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“You really think that treasure of yours was worth fighting for?” Greg asked. “Against a pipe?”

“What else a man got 'cepting what he can pass on to his son, or his daughter, if she be his oldest?” Lemon Brown said. “For a big-headed boy you sure do ask the foolishest questions.”

Lemon Brown got up after patting his rags in place and looked out the window again.

“Looks like they’re gone. You get on out of here and get yourself home. I’ll be watching from the window so you’ll be all right.”

Which word best describes how Lemon Brown feels about his harmonica?

• Saddened

• proud

• inspired

• protective

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“You really think that treasure of yours was worth fighting for?” Greg asked. “Against a pipe?”

“What else a man got 'cepting what he can pass on to his son, or his daughter, if she be his oldest?” Lemon Brown said. “For a big-headed boy you sure do ask the foolishest questions.”

Lemon Brown got up after patting his rags in place and looked out the window again.

“Looks like they’re gone. You get on out of here and get yourself home. I’ll be watching from the window so you’ll be all right.”

Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “You really think that treasure of yours was worth fighting for?” Greg asked.

• "What else a man got ‘cepting what he can pass on to his son, or his daughter, if she be his oldest?” Lemon Brown said.

• “For a big-headed boy you sure do ask the foolishest questions.”

• “I’ll be watching from the window so you’ll be all right.”

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“That was my treasure, and when I give it to him he treated it just like that, a treasure. Ain’t that something?”

“Yeah, I guess so,” Greg said.

“You guess so?” Lemon Brown’s voice rose an octave as he started to put his treasure back into the plastic. “Well, you got to guess ‘cause you sure don’t know nothing. Don’t know enough to get home when it’s raining.”

“I guess . . . mean, you’re right.”

“You OK for a youngster,” the old man said as he tied the strings around his leg, “better than those scalawags what come here looking for my treasure. That’s for sure.”

Think about how Greg's perspective of Lemon Brown developed over the entire text. Match Greg's attitude about Lemon from the beginning of the text to his attitude at the end.

• Disgusted to respectful

• disinterested to concerned

• skeptical to convinced

• down bad to up good

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Which statement best expresses a theme in the text, "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?

• Not all treasures have a monetary value.

• Not all treasures have a monetary value.

• Most relationships include conflict caused by differing opinions.

• Parents maintain responsibility for the success of their children.

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Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• Lemon Brown keeps his harmonica hidden behind rags on his pant leg.

• Greg avoids his father’s lecture by staying out on the streets.

• Jesse carried his father’s harmonica with him throughout the war.

• Mr. Ridley forces Greg to study rather than allowing him to play basketball.

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