The Treasure of Lemon Brown

What is a character’s motivation?

• the way a character looks in certain situations

• the reasons a character acts in certain ways

• what a character says about another character

• the point at which a character solves a problem

Honesty and fairness might illustrate which element of a short story?

• character traits

• the theme

• the setting

• the exposition

What is a universal theme?

• a message about friendship

• a message about the author’s life

• a message about life that many cultures express

• a message about the world that the author expresses

Which short story element names the problem that one or more characters face?

• resolution

• exposition

• theme

• conflict

What is the climax of a short story?

• the moment when the problem is solved

• the turning point or moment of greatest tension

• the point at which the setting is introduced

• the point at which the main character appears

Who is the main character in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”?

• Greg

• Greg’s father

• Lemon Brown

• the thieves

As “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” opens, what problem does Greg face?

• He cannot go home because it is raining.

• He has been suspended from his basketball team.

• He cannot find Lemon Brown’s treasure.

• He cannot play basketball because he is failing math.

Which statement is an example of direct characterization?

• “Don’t try nothin’ ’cause I got a razor.”

• “What you doing here?”

• The figure shuffled forward again.

• He was an old man.

What conflict occurs while Greg is with Lemon Brown?

• Lemon Brown gives up his career as a blues singer.

• Lemon Brown’s wife becomes sick and dies.

• Thieves try to rob Lemon Brown’s treasure.

• Lemon Brown’s son dies while fighting in a war.

What is Lemon Brown’s treasure?

• a gold razor

• a bag of gold coins

• a harmonica and some news clippings

• some news clippings and a picture of his son