Events
What subject is Greg failing in School?
Math
What was the exposition of the story?
Greg's father lecturing him about his failing grades.
What story element did the author create by allowing Greg to hear a scraping sound and then the sound of breathing coming from the dark room?
“The dark sky filled with angry swirling clouds…” is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Personification
Brittle
Fragile, Frail
What did Greg's father do for a living?
He was a postal worker.
What was the Rising Action?
Meeting Lemon Brown & hiding from the thugs in the abandoned house.
What is an example of internal conflict?
Greg trying to decide whether he's going to do what his dad wants or not.
“I sung the blues so sweet that if I sang at a funeral, the dead would commence to rocking with the beat” is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Tenement
An old building or house that has been separated into apartments.
What sports team did Greg want to try out for?
The Scorpions
What was Lemon's real treasure?
His son's respect.
What element is created by the following quotes from the story? “the building was dark,” “the wind had picked up, sending rain against the window with a force that shook the glass in its frame.”
Mood
“They used to call me Sweet Lemon Brown” is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Gnarled
Twisted, Old, Wrinkled
How old was Greg's Father when he dropped out of school?
13
What is the climax of the story?
When Lemon shows Greg his Treasure.
What is an example of External Conflict?
The confrontation with the thugs.
“Don’t try nothin’ ‘cause I got a razor here sharp enough to cut a week into nine days!” is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Idiom
Scalawag
Thief, Thug, Person Up To No Good.
How old were Lemon's newspaper clippings?
50 years old
What is the theme of the story?
Everyone has a treasure.
What element is developed by the following lines from the story? “Every man got a treasure.”
Theme
“A car passed, its tires hissing over the wet street and its red tail lights glowing in the darkness” is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
Ajar
Open or Cracked