“The Treasure of Lemon Brown”
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Answer Key
Read this dictionary entry.
im•promp•tu adj. 1. Unrehearsed; spontaneous; extempore 2. Adj. Produced or
done without care or planning; improvised 3. N. something that is impromptu 4.
N. A short piece of instrumental music, sometimes improvisatory in character.
[Lat. In promptṹ, in readiness]
1. Impromptu comes from a word that meansA.
spontaneous
B.
produced
C.
improvised
D.
in readiness
2. Complete this flow chart with events from the story.
Greg goes into an old, abandoned
tenement. Meets Lemon Brown.
Thugs enter, intending to steal Brown’s
] treasure
Greg and Brown scare the thugs off.
Greg goes home smiling
Thugs enter, intending to steal Brown’s
treasure
Greg goes into an old, abandoned
tenement. Meets Lemon Brown.
Brown shows Greg his treasure.
Brown shows Greg his treasure.
Greg goes home smiling
3. Read this sentence from the story.
The voice was high and brittle, like dry twigs being broken, surely not one he
had ever heard before.
What is the meaning of the word brittle as it is used in the sentence above?
E.
F.
G.
H.
Having a sharp, hard quality
Ready to break
Easily movable
Durable, long lasting
4. Choose the two correct answers.
Which two words are synonyms for the word tentatively?
Bravely
Hesitantly
Uncertainty
Trustingly
5. Identify the event in the plot which is part of the resolution.
E. Greg decides to go for a walk instead of talking to his father about his grades.
F. Thugs enter the tenement, hoping to rob Brown of his “treasure.”
G. Lemon Brown shows Greg his treasure.
H. Greg meets Lemon Brown in an abandoned tenement.
6. Identify the initiating event which drives the conflict in the story.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Greg wants to visit his friend, Lemon Brown.
Greg doesn’t want to hear another lecture from his father.
Greg is angry because thugs tried to rob Brown of this “treasure.”
Greg hopes his father will help coach his basketball team.
7. Identify the elements of the story plot by filling in the correct answers.
Thugs enter, intending to steal
Brown’s treasure.
Greg meets Lemon Brown
Greg goes into the tenement to
get out of the rain.
Greg and Brown scare the thugs off
Brown shows Greg his treasure
Greg goes home smiling.
Greg decides not to go home
Greg meets Lemon Brown
Greg and Brown scare the thugs off
Brown shows Greg his treasure
Greg decides not to go home
8. The setting of the story isE. Old schoolhouse
F. Abandoned building
G. Vacant lot
H. Deserted church
9. How does Lemon Brown defend himself in the climax of the story?
E.
F.
G.
H.
He whistles
He uses a knife
He hides in a dark room
He reveals himself to the thugs
10. Choose the two correct answers.
Identify the words that best describe how Greg feels while walking home in the
resolution of the story.
Miserable
Appreciative
Hostile
Aggressive
Thankful
11. Complete the character chart below.
Greg
Before he first meets Lemon Brown.
Angry and frustrated
After Lemon Brown shows his treasure.
Encouraged and grateful
Encouraged and grateful
Joyful and energetic
Disapproving and sarcastic
Angry and frustrated
Doubtful and suspicious
12. Complete the character chart below.
Character
Characteristic
Learns a lesson
Learns a lesson
Lemon Brown
Greg
Greg
Dynamic Character
Static Character
Static Character
Dynamic Character
Lemon Brown
Teaches a lesson
Teaches a lesson
13. Choose the correct answer.
The emotional atmosphere produced by the author in the sentence below
conveys which type of conflict?
The dark sky, filled with angry, swirling clouds, reflected Greg Ridley’s mood as
he sat on the stoop of his building.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Individual vs. individual
Individual vs. society
Individual vs. supernatural
Individual vs. self
Writing
14. Correctly punctuate the sentence below.
Grandmother went to the window and
men ,insurance salesmen, on the porch.
saw three
15. Read the sentence below and choose the correct answer.
Report cards were due in a week and Sara hoped for the best.
E.
F.
G.
H.
due, in a week, and Sara
due in a week, and Sara,
due, in a week and Sara
due in a week, and Sara
16. Read the sentence below and choose the correct answer.
David an eighth grade student has missed six days of school.
E.
F.
G.
H.
David, an eighth, grade student
David, an eighth grade student
David an eighth grade, student,
David, an eighth grade student,
17. Read the sentence below and choose the correct answer.
The steep sharp rocks on the cliff were difficult to climb.
E.
F.
G.
H.
steep, sharp, rocks on the cliff
steep, sharp rocks on the cliff
steep sharp rocks on the cliff,
steep sharp rocks, on the cliff,
18. Correctly punctuate the sentence below.
Even though the football game
enjoy the band better.
was entertaining , the crowd seemed
to
19. Read the sentence below and choose the correct answer.
Benny prepared for the next school year, by recycling his binders highlighters and
dividers.
E.
F.
G.
H.
binders, highlighters and dividers.
binders highlighters, and, dividers.
binders, highlighters, and, dividers.
binders, highlighters, and dividers.
20. Read the sentence below and choose the correct answer.
Holly was born on July 4 1999 the same day as Independence Day.
E.
F.
G.
H.
July, 4 1999,
July 4, 1999
July 4 1999,
July 4, 1999,