Who is it?
Truth or Naw
The Treasure
Literary Analysis
Vocabulary
100
This person didn't want to go home and receive another lecture.
What is Greg Ridley
100
At the beginning of the story, Greg Ridley values his education.
What is Naw
100
Lemon Brown considers this is treasure.
What is old newspaper clippings and a banged up harmonica.
100
This tells us the story is set in Harlem in a run down neighborhood during a thunderstorm and that we have characters named Greg Ridley, Mr. Ridley, and Lemon Brown.
What is the exposition?
100
This word means unplanned or spontaneous.
What is impromptu
200
This person believes his treasure is worth fighting for.
What is Lemon Brown
200
Mr. Ridley's treasure is education.
What is truth?
200
These people tried to steal Lemon Brown's treasure.
What is scalawags.
200
This character is a dynamic character.
What is Greg Ridley
200
This word describes the appearance of something after time, when it has become roughened with age or from hard work.
What is gnarled?
300
This person is the protagonist of the story.
What is Greg Ridley
300
One example of sacrifice in this story is when Lemon Brown throws himself down the stairs.
What is truth.
300
Why was Lemon Brown's treasure so important to him?
What is because it reminded him of his successful day and because it was a link between himself and his son.
300
Using this point of view allows us to see and hear what Greg Ridley does and what he thinks, but we don't know what Greg's father or Lemon Brown thinks, hears, or sees.
What is third person limited point of view
300
If you were suddenly startled, you would have these.
What is tremors.
400
This person had a rough upbringing growing up and wants his son to get an education so he doesn't have to work as hard as his father did.
What is Greg Ridley's father
400
Greg Ridley will continue to fail math.
What is naw?
400
What does Mr. Ridley treasure?
What is education?
400
Greg Ridley is failing his math class. Is this cause or effect?
What is cause.
400
In Southeast Missouri, we consider tornadoes this...
What is ominous.
500
This person had been attacked before.
What is Lemon Brown.
500
Lemon Brown quit playing the blues because of the loss of his wife and son.
What is truth.
500
Lemon Brown's treasure causes changes in a character in the story. Who is it and describe the change.
What is Greg Ridley. Greg realizes his father wants the best for him and instead of dreading his father's lecture, he learns to appreciate what his father does. Talking with Lemon helps Greg realize, his dad's past (rough upbringing) influences how he tries to raise Greg.
500
The event where Greg and Lemon Brown fight off the scalawags to save Lemon's treasure is part of the plot diagram. Which part?
What is climax?
500
This word can be used to describe the way you might do something you were afraid you might get in trouble for or for something you aren't sure of the outcome of.
What is tentatively.
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