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WorksheetsThe Treasure of Lem
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 48mins
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1.
What is Greg’s main problem at the beginning of the story?
a)
Greg’s father wants him to get a good education.
b)
Greg is allowed to play high school basketball.
c)
Greg is failing math and is allowed to play ball with the Community Center.
d)
Greg’s father says he cannot play ball because he is failing math.
2.
The setting of the story is—
a)
a rainy night in Harlem
b)
early morning in a southern city
c)
a blues club in the 1940s
d)
afternoon in the school gymnasium
3.
Why is Lemon Brown in the tenement building?
a)
He is hiding from robbers.
b)
He is waiting for Greg.
c)
He is homeless.
d)
It is too cold for him outside
4.
Which statement is an example of internal conflict?
a)
A) “Greg went to the window and saw three men, neighborhood thugs, on the stoop.”
b)
B) “He stood to go upstairs, thought of the lecture that probably awaited him…and started walking down the street instead.”
c)
C) “Throw down your money, old man, so I won’t have to bash your head in.”
d)
D) “When they reached the front door, the old man looked out first, saw the street was clear, and told Greg to scoot on home.”
5.
There is conflict between Lemon Brown and three men because—
a)
Lemon Brown owes the men money
b)
the men decide to beat up Lemon Brown
c)
Lemon Brown breaks into an empty house
d)
the men want Lemon Brown’s treasure
6.
What is the main conflict in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" is...
a)
Lemon Brown vs. Greg
b)
Greg vs. his father
c)
Lemon Brown vs. thugs
d)
thugs vs. Greg's father
7.
Which event marks the climax of the story, when the outcome of Greg’s conflict with his father is decided?
a)
Lemon Brown and Greg scare away the bad boys.
b)
Greg makes the decision to go home to face his father.
c)
Lemon Brown shows Greg his treasure.
d)
Lemon Brown’s son Jesse is killed in the war.
8.
Lemon Brown shares his heritage with Greg by—
a)
giving Greg his harmonica and newspaper clippings
b)
showing Greg photographs of Jesse
c)
explaining what his treasure means to him and his son
d)
fighting to defend his treasure
9.
Which of the following is the best summary of the story?
a)
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.
b)
Greg wants to play basketball, but his father won’t let him. So, Greg runs away to get back at him.
c)
Greg wants to play basketball, but his father wants him to improve his grades. Lemon Brown’s story helps Greg better understand his dad.
d)
Greg is more interested in basketball than academics. When he meets Lemon Brown, he realizes he needs to go to school to be successful.
10.
Why did Lemon Brown want his son to have his treasure?
a)
The treasure represented what Brown had done and gave his son hope.
b)
The items had been collected by Lemon Brown’s wife.
c)
The treasure was a reminder of hard times.
d)
His son was going to war, and Brown wanted his son to remember him
11.
What is a character's motivation?
a)
the way the character looks in certain situations
b)
the reasons a character acts in certain ways
c)
what a character says about another character
d)
the point when a character solves a problem
12.
What is a universal theme?
a)
a message about friendship
b)
a message about the author's life
c)
a timeless message about life or death that many cultures express
d)
a message about the universe that the author expresses
13.
Which short story element names the problem that one or more characters face?
a)
resolution
b)
exposition
c)
theme
d)
conflict
14.
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?
a)
the setting
b)
direct characterization
c)
the theme
d)
the conflict
15.
Lemon Brown tells Greg that his heart was broken when
a)
he found out his son had been killed in the war.
b)
he found out that his son did not appreciate his treasure.
c)
he realized that he was not talented enough to be a great blues singer.
d)
he realized that his son did not value the harmonica as much as he did.
16.
Which statement best expresses the THEME of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?
a)
The life of a blues singer can be extremely difficult.
b)
People should not respect what their fathers say and do.
c)
The value of a treasure may be unrelated to its monetary value.
d)
To play sports you must work hard, and get good grades.
17.
Fill in the Blank!
A __________ is a required prior condition. If something is required in advance of something else, like if you have to take a beginning Spanish class before signing up for Spanish II, then it’s a _____________.
A __________ is a required prior condition. If something is required in advance of something else, like if you have to take a beginning Spanish class before signing up for Spanish II, then it’s a _____________.
a)
outmoded
b)
obdurately
c)
prerequisite
d)
ominous
18.
Fill in the blank with the vocabulary term that best completes the statement.
If something looks or sounds _______, be careful, a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand. If you see an ________ frown on your boss's face, you're in trouble!
If something looks or sounds _______, be careful, a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand. If you see an ________ frown on your boss's face, you're in trouble!
a)
ominous
b)
ostracized
c)
obdurate
d)
brittle
19.
Ostraka is an ancient Greek word for pottery shard. Thousands of years ago, in the Greek city of Athens, there was a public process where you would write the name of someone you wanted to kick out of town on a broken ceramic fragment. If enough Athenians wrote the same name, that person was sent away for ten years. This process was called an __________.
a)
involuntary
b)
outmoded
c)
obdurate
d)
ostracism
20.
__________ is a formal word meaning stubborn. If you want to major in English, but your parents are ________ that you should go premed, they might go so far as to threaten not to pay your tuition.
a)
lecture
b)
obdurate
c)
involuntary
d)
ostracize
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