WorksheetsTreasure of Lemon Brown Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is theme?
A summary
One word
A message or lesson
A moral
Who is the protagonist in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown?"
Mr. Ridley
Lemon Brown
Greg Ridley
The "bad men"
Which piece of text evidence supports the theme "appreciate your family legacy"?
"I used to have a knotty-headed boy just like you."
"You ain't one of them bad boys looking for my treasure, is you?"
"What else a man got 'cepting what else he can pass on to his son, or his daughter..."
"I used to have a knotty-headed boy just like you."
In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown," what is a lesson that Greg learns that is also a theme for the story?
Don't worry, be happy
Family is most the important thing
Try, try again
Friends are a person's most valuable possession.
In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown," what lesson does Lemon Brown teach Greg by explaining his life, and is also a theme of the text?
Know your enemy
Beware of strangers
Love triumphs over all.
Appreciate the legacy your family gives you.
Which piece of text evidence best shows how L.B. and Greg defend themselves from the "bad men?"
[Greg] went to the window and was about to look when he heard a voice behind him. "Don't try nothin' 'cause I got a razor here sharp enough to cut a week into nine days!"
As Greg howled, the light moved away from Lemon Brown, but not before Greg saw him hurl his body down the stairs at the men who had come to take his treasure.
Greg opened his mouth to quiet the sound of his breath as he sucked it in uneasily. A beam of light hit the wall a few feet opposite him, then went out."
"Lemon Brown stood at the top of the stairs, both arms raised high above his head."
Which quote from the text best shows that the conflict between Greg and his father was resolved?
"His father's voice came to him again, first reading the letter the principal had sent to the house..."
"Greg had sat in the small, pale green kitchen listening, knowing the lecture would end with his father saying he couldn't play ball with the Scorpions."
"Greg pushed the button over the bell marked Ridley, thought of the lecture he knew his father would give him, and smiled."
"His father's words...still rumbled softly in his ears."
What are the two key conflicts in "Treasure of Lemon Brown?"
Greg's fight with his father
Lemon Brown's clothes
Finding Lemon Brown's treasure
The "Bad Men" trying to steal Lemon's treasure
Which piece of text evidence supports the theme "Family is the most important thing?"
"Greg pushed the button over the bell marked Ridley, thought of the lecture he knew his father would give him, and smiled."
"Lemon Brown would be OK, Greg thought, with his memories and his treasure."
"Didn't I tell you that every man got a treasure?"
"That was my treasure, and when I give it to him he treated it just like that, a treasure."
Who or what is the antagonist of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown?"
Greg's feelings and attitude towards his father
Greg's feelings and attitude towards math
Greg's feelings and attitude towards Lemon Brown
Greg's feelings and attitude towards the thugs
What is Lemon Brown's treasure and how does it reflect Lemon's life?
Gold wrapped in newspaper clippings. It shows he was famous.
Gold wrapped in newspaper clippings. It shows that he was a blues singer who cared more about his family than his job.
A harmonica and newspaper clippings. It shows he was famous.
A harmonica and newspaper clippings. It shows that he was a blues singer who cared more about his family than his job.
The following evidence from the text is what type of conflict and why? "Greg went to the window and saw three men, neighborhood thugs, on the stoop. One was carrying a length of pipe."
Internal because the thugs are coming from the outside of the tenement building.
External because the thugs are an outside threat to Greg and Lemon.
Internal because the thugs are an outside threat to Greg and Lemon.
External because the thugs are coming from the outside of the tenement building.
What is the climax in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown?"
Greg howls, scaring away the "bad men"
Greg meets Lemon Brown
Greg fights with his dad
Greg returns home
What is Greg's biggest priority in the beginning of the story?
His dad
Basketball
Math
Treasure
What is Greg's biggest priority at the end of the story?
His dad
Basketball
Treasure
Math
What is the setting in "Treasure of Lemon Brown?"
Ohio, morning, sunny
New York, night, rainy
Florida, morning, foggy
Maine, night, stormy
What is Lemon Brown's "real" treasure?
His son/family
Newspapers
Harmonica
Gold
What is a tenement?
An apartment
A cottage
A ranch
A hotel
How does Greg's relationship with his father change by the end of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?
He ignores his father's advice completely.
He decides to run away from home.
He understands and appreciates his father's perspective more.
He becomes more resentful of his father.
Which event in the story best demonstrates Greg's growth as a character?
When Greg finds the harmonica.
When Greg sneaks out to play basketball.
When Greg helps Lemon Brown protect his treasure.
When Greg argues with his father.
What role does the weather play in setting the mood of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?
The sunny weather makes the story cheerful.
The rainy night creates a tense and mysterious atmosphere.
The foggy morning makes the story confusing.
The stormy night makes the story exciting.
