How many thugs enter the building?
3
What do Lemon and Greg do when the thugs enter the buidling?
they hide upstairs
What does Greg's father do?
He is a postal worker
What is the first thing that Lemon Brown says to Greg?
Don;t try anything, cause I have a razor sharp enough to cut the week into 9 days
What do the thugs have with them when they enter the building? (2 things)
a pipe and a flashlight
What does Greg hear at first when he is in the building?
He hears breathing
Who does Greg remind Lemon Brown of?
He reminds him of his son
Does Greg think that Lemon has a treasure? Why?
no, because he is homeless
What is the name of the team that Greg wants to play on?
The Scorpions
How do Lemon and Greg get the thugs to leave the building? What does each one of them do?
Lemon throws himself down the stairs unto the thug while Greg made scary howling sounds
What does Lemon Brown look like? (3 things)
He has wrinkled dark skin, a halo of white hair and he wears rags (and his belt is a rope)
What is the setting of the story?
Harlem, NY during the 1950's
Why does Greg choose to walk down the block and not go home?
Because he doesn't want to study math
Why is Lemon Brown in the building?
Because that is where he lives, he is homeless
What does Lemon Brown think that Greg wants? (in the beginning)
He thinks that Greg wants his treasure
What is Lemon Brown famous for?
For playing the blues
Where does Greg go?
He goes into an abandoned building
What does Greg need to do inorder to play basketball?
He needs to do well in math
The thug was "slurring his speech". What does this mean? What can we infer about the thug?
To slur - to not speak clearly. It means that the thug was probably drunk
What is Lemon Brown's nickname?
Sweet Lemon Brown
Why do the thugs enter the building?
They are looking for Lemon Brown and his treasure
What does Greg see in the building?
a broken couch, a matress and some rags