1.) (D) Reaction
2.) (C) He uses indirect characterization with the words "carrying a length of pipe" to show that one of the neighborhood thugs is threatening.
3.) (C) The threat he makes toward Greg reveals his spirit and determination.
4.) (A) In the beginning of the story, Teddy refuses to pass the soccer ball to his teammates and gets angry when his team loses. At the end of the story, Teddy realizes that friendship and teamwork are more important than winning.
5.) (B) Greg goes from feeling curious about Lemon Brown to feeling sympathetic about his life.
6.) (A) Lemon Brown becomes protective of Greg.
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Read the excerpt from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”
1.) There was a shuffling sound as the person who had been speaking moved a step closer. Greg turned, holding his breath, his eyes straining to see in the dark room.
Which type of indirect characterization is used?
2.) Which statement best identifies and explains how Walter Dean Myers creates one of his characters in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”?
3.) Which statement best explains how Lemon Brown's character is revealed in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown?”
4.) Which story features a dynamic character?
5.) Read the excerpt from "The Treasure of Lemon Brown.”
"Sweet Lemon?” Greg asked.
"Yessir. Sweet Lemon Brown. They used to say I sung the blues so sweet that if I sang at a funeral, the dead would commence to rocking with the beat. Used to travel all over Mississippi and as far as Monroe, Louisiana, and east on over to Macon, Georgia. You mean you ain’t never heard of Sweet Lemon Brown?”
"Afraid not,” Greg said. "What . . . happened to you?”
"Hard times, boy. Hard times always after a poor man. One day I got tired, sat down to rest a spell and felt a tap on my shoulder. Hard times caught up with me.”
"Sorry about that.”
How does Greg’s attitude toward Lemon Brown change in this excerpt?
6.) 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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