Why does Greg smile at the end of the story?

He has a new appreciation for his dad.

How do Lemon Brown and Greg scare away the thugs?

Greg howls, Lemon Brown throw himself down the stairs @ them

Why did Greg leave his house?

He wanted to escape his father's lecture

What is Greg upset about at the start of the story?

He is failing math & can't play basketball for the Scorpions

What is Lemon's treasure?

a harmonica and some news clippings

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Language Arts Quiz "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"

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1
Why does Greg smile at the end of the story?
He can play basketball now
He has a new appreciation for his dad.
He's glad it stopped raining.
Lemon gave him his treasure.
2
Which of these is NOT part of the theme of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?
friendship
memories
basketball
family
3
How did Lemon Brown's son die?
committed suicide
got killed in the war
cancer
accident
4
Where was Lemon Brown really going?
New Orleans
Santa Fe, N.M.
East St. Louis
St. Charles
5
"His father's words were like distant thunder." is what type of figurative language?
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
6
How do Lemon Brown and Greg scare away the thugs?
They throw rags at them
Greg howls, Lemon Brown throw himself down the stairs @ them
Lemon Brown cuts them with his razor
The police show up
7
Why did Greg leave his house?
He wanted to get a breath of fresh air
He wanted to buy a snack at the local bodega.
He wanted to escape his father's lecture
He wanted to play basketball.
8
What do the thugs who come into the building want?
food
they are after Greg
Lemon Brown's treasure
shelter from the rain
9
What is Greg upset about at the start of the story?
His father has grounded him.
He is failing math & can't play basketball for the Scorpions
His team, the Scorpions, lost their game
He broke his leg playing basketball
10
What does the old man say he has?
a razor
a knife
a gun
a pipe
11
Where does Greg go when it begins to rain?
to an abandoned building
to his friend's house
to his room to study his math
to the community center
12
How many thugs are there?
4
5
2
3
13
What is the greatest treasure in the world?
Youself
None of the above
Friends
Family
14
What does Greg find in the old tenement?
an old man covered in rags
a group of thugs
rats crawling everywhere
no one is there except Greg
15
What is Lemon's treasure?
a gold bar
a diamond ring
a bag of cash
a harmonica and some news clippings

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