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Which statement best identifies and explains how Walter Dean Myers creates one of his characters in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”?

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He uses indirect characterization with the words "lecture that probably awaited him" to show that Greg is always in trouble.
B
He uses direct characterization with the words "heavily wrinkled face" to show that Lemon Brown is feeling sad and lonely.
C
He uses indirect characterization with the words "carrying a length of pipe" to show that one of the neighborhood thugs is threatening.
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He uses direct characterization with the words "Greg felt himself near panic" to show that Greg is brave enough to resist losing control.
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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” contains indirect characterization?

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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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Read the excerpt from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”The old man looked out, then beckoned frantically for Greg to follow him. For a moment Greg couldn’t move. Then he found himself following Lemon Brown into the hallway and up the darkened stairs. Greg followed as closely as he could. They reached the top of the stairs, and Greg felt Lemon Brown’s hand first lying on his shoulder, then probing down his arm until he finally took Greg’s hand into his own as they crouched in the darkness.“They’s bad men,” Lemon Brown whispered. His breath was warm against Greg’s skin.Which relationship change occurs in this part of the story?

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Lemon Brown becomes protective of Greg.
B
Lemon Brown becomes suspicious of Greg.
C
Greg becomes annoyed with Lemon Brown.
D
Greg becomes controlled by Lemon Brown.
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What causes Greg and Lemon Brown's relationship to change in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown?”

A
They learn that they both love music.
B
They discover an abandoned building together.
C
They experience a challenging event together.
D
They learn that they both value family.
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Which excerpt from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” reveals a change in the relationship between Lemon Brown and the neighborhood thugs?

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“They’s bad men,” Lemon Brown whispered. His breath was warm against Greg’s skin.
B
“We don’t want to have to come in and hurt you, old man, but we don’t mind if we have to.”
C
[T]he light moved away from Lemon Brown, but not before Greg saw him hurl his body down the stairs at the men who had come to take his treasure.
D
Greg felt Lemon Brown’s hand first lying on his shoulder, then probing down his arm until he finally took Greg’s hand into his own as they crouched in the darkness.
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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” contains direct characterization?

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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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Based on events in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” how will Greg and his father's relationship most likely change?

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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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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” contains indirect characterization?

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He was an old man.
B
Greg felt himself near panic.
C
The old man looked out, then beckoned frantically for Greg to follow him.
D
One of the clippings said he had been the hit of the show, although not the headliner.
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Which statement best explains how Lemon Brown's character is revealed in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown?”

A
Wearing rags reveals that he has low self-esteem.
B
Not shaving his whiskers reveals that he is depressed.
C
The threat he makes toward Greg reveals his spirit and determination.
D
The way he stands up to the neighborhood thugs reveals that he is weak.
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Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” best helps readers understand Greg's father?

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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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