Treasure of Lemon Brown

1.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

3.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

4.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

5.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

6.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

7.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

8.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

9.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

10.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

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