Making Inferences
Why does Lemon Brown threaten Greg with a razor?
What is...Lemon Brown thinks that Greg is coming to rob him just like the other guys in the neighborhood.
What is a synonym for stoop?
Porch/ front steps
What does the figurative expression “the dead would commence to rocking with the beat” tell readers about Lemon’s talent as a blues musician?
(Answers may vary) He was such a great musician that dead people would rise from the dead to dance to his music.
What was the sport that Greg wanted to play?
Basketball
What do the following lines reveal about why the neighborhood guys want to rob Lemon Brown (paragraph 65)?
"I don't know," came the answer. "All I know is that I heard him talking about some kind of treasure. You know they found that shopping bag lady with that load of money in her bags."
The two men looking for Lemon believe that he is hiding something (a treasure) worth a lot of money.
What is a synonym for eerie?
Spooky
Which event happens first?
1. Greg begins to remind Lemon of his son.
2. Lemon shows Greg his harmonica and clippings.
3. Lemon injuries himself leaping on the two men who have come to rob him.
4. Greg is skeptical that Lemon actually has any treasure.
#4- Greg is skeptical that Lemon actually has any treasure.
What happened to Lemon Brown's son?
He died in the war
What was Greg thinking when he said that "the scene could be even eerier" in paragraph 74?
Greg had a plan to scare the robbers in order to protect Lemon Brown.
What is synonym for impromptu?
unrehearsed
Out of these options- Which event happens after Lemon Brown meets Greg?
1. Greg begins to remind Lemon of his son.
2. Lemon shows Greg his harmonica and clippings.
3. Lemon injuries himself leaping on the two men who have come to rob him.
What was on the newspaper clipping that Lemon Brown considered his treasure?
How does the final paragraph add to the development of the story?
Greg understands that his father is lecturing him because of how much Greg means to him. His dad wants him to be better.
What is a synonym for commence?
Begin
What does Lemon Brown do to scare the robbers away?
He jumps at them from the top of the staircase.
What kind of music did Lemon Brown used to perform?
Blues Music
Why was the harmonica and newspaper clipping so important to Lemon Brown?
What does it mean to do something tentatively?
It means to do something with uncertainty or cautiously.
(Answers may vary) He wanted to avoid an argument with his dad over his grades.
What was the name of the team that Greg wanted to play for?
The Scorpions