The Treasure of Lemon Brown Comprehension Check

Greg is angry with his father because his father 

• forces Greg to spend the day with Lemon Brown
• wants to tell Greg about his childhood
• refuses to let Greg play basketball
• locks Greg out during a storm

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does Greg go into the old building? 

• He wants to avoid his father
• He wants to run away from home
• Some men chase him into the building
• He knows that Lemon Brown has a treasure.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The description of Lemon Brown’s clothes help you infer that he is a 

• homeless person
• blues musician
• world traveler
• criminal

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What does Lemon Brown do that helps you infer that people have attacked him before? 

• shows Greg his treasure
• takes someone's flashlight
• threatens Greg with a razor
• sleeps in an abandoned building

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Greg decides against going home when its tarts to rain because he 

• wants to play in the checker tournament
• decides to play some basketball instead
• wants to avoid his father's lecture
• decides to run away from home

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Lemon Brown believe that his treasure is worth fighting for? 

• having it connects him to his past and his son
• passing it on to his family is important
• losing his treasure broke his heart
• collecting it took him many years

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does Lemon Brown know that his son valued the treasure? 

• The son kept the treasure while he fought in the war
• Lemon Brown told his son how much the treasure was worth
• Lemon Brown received a letter from his son about the treasure
• The son told Lemon Brown how important the treasure was to him.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

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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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is Greg’s main problem at the beginning of the story?

• Greg’s father wants him to get a good education. 
• Greg is allowed to play high school basketball. 
• Greg is failing math and is allowed to play ball with the Community Center. 
• Greg’s father says he cannot play ball because he is failing math. 

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The setting of the story is— 

• a rainy night in Harlem 
• early morning in a southern city 
• a blues club in the 1940s  
• afternoon in the school gymnasium

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3