AnswersSS-English Language Arts 7Character Relationships in Walter Dean Myers’s "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"

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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” best helps readers understand Greg's father?

A
Greg 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.
B
His father had been a postal worker for all Greg’s life, and was proud of it, often telling Greg how hard he had worked to pass the test.
C
He thought ahead of what his father would say and wondered if he should tell him about Lemon Brown.
D
Greg pushed the button over the bell marked Ridley, thought of the lecture he knew his father would give him, and smiled.
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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” contains direct characterization?

A
His father’s words, like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem, still rumbled softly in his ears.
B
His father had been a postal worker for all Greg’s life, and was proud of it, often telling Greg how hard he had worked to pass the test.
C
He sat a while, watching the sign blink first green then red, allowing his mind to drift to the Scorpions, then to his father.
D
He tried to figure out just where the breathing was coming from; he knew it was in the room with him.
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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” contains indirect characterization?

A
They banged around noisily, calling for the rag man.
B
He vaulted over the outer stairs and pushed tentatively on the door.
C
Then Lemon Brown released his hand and moved toward the top of the stairs.
D
One of them had his pants leg up, looking at his knee.
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Based on events in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” how will Greg and his father's relationship most likely change?

A
It will become less strained, because Greg has a better understanding of his father's concern about Greg's future.
B
It will become more loving, because parents become frightened when their children are out late at night.
C
It will become less argumentative, because parents miss their children when they are not around.
D
It will become stronger, because Greg views his relationship with his father as similar to Lemon Brown's relationship with his son.

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