Question 1

1.	What can the reader tell about Lemon Brown based on the following statement from the text?	
"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"

Accepted Answer

He wants Greg Ridley to know who he is

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He wants Greg Ridley to know that he was a famous musician

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He wants Greg Ridley to believe him

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He wants Greg Ridley’s approval

Question 2

2.	Which statement from the selection is an example of setting?

Accepted Answer

The inside of the building was dark except for the dim light that filtered through the dirty windows from the streetlamps.

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Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between the parked cars.

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He went to the couch.

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Outside the wind had picked up, sending the rain against the window with a force that shook the glass in its frame.

Question 3

3.	Greg’s internal conflict is revealed by his—

Accepted Answer

deciding if he will help Lemon Brown

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deciding to not do his best at school

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deciding if he will sit on the stoop in the rain

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deciding to enter the abandoned building

Question 4

4.	Lemon Brown’s external conflict is revealed when —

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The neighborhood thugs try to rob him

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He lunges towards the neighborhood thugs

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The neighborhood thugs run from the building

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He protects Greg Ridley

Question 5

5.	Which sentence from the selection best illustrates dialogue?

Accepted Answer

“Don’t try nothin’ ‘cause I got a razor sharp enough to cut a week into nine days!”

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Greg turned, holding his breath,
his eyes straining to see in the dark room.

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Greg thought he heard the noise again.

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His black, heavily wrinkled face…

Question 6

2.	Which statement from the selection is an example of setting?

Accepted Answer

The inside of the building was dark except for the dim light that filtered through the dirty windows from the streetlamps.

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Outside the wind had picked up, sending the rain against the window with a force that shook the glass in its frame.

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He went to the couch.

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Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between the parked cars.

Question 7

2.	Which statement from the selection is an example of setting?

Accepted Answer

The inside of the building was dark except for the dim light that filtered through the dirty windows from the streetlamps.

Answer

Outside the wind had picked up, sending the rain against the window with a force that shook the glass in its frame.

Answer

Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between the parked cars.

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He went to the couch.

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