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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people pool when deciding to run a "partnership"?
(a) Their knowledge, equipment, and money.
(b) Their money, skills, and resources.
(c) Their money, information, and tools.
(d) Their resources, equipment, and skills.

2. What does Evan do when he hears his sister call for him in the basement in Chapter 1?
(a) He holds his breath and lies still.
(b) He yells back at her to leave him alone.
(c) He runs upstairs and pushes her.
(d) He keeps quiet and tries to sneak out the back.

3. At the end of Chapter 4, why does Jessie think, "...how come she didn't feel like she'd won anything at all" (58)?
(a) She is angry at Evan for stealing all their lemonade.
(b) She gets into a fight with Megan.
(c) They do not sell enough lemonade.
(d) She sees that Evan is still upset with her.

4. Why is Evan upset at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He feels his little sister is intruding on his life.
(b) He is not picked for the basketball team.
(c) His girlfriend just broke up with him.
(d) He is sick.

5. What did Jessie break when her father left?
(a) A picture frame of the two of them.
(b) A pearl necklace.
(c) A ceramic heart.
(d) A piggy bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jessie say she can help Evan and Scott in Chapter 2?

2. At the start of the novel, why does Jessie think Evan is mad?

3. Why does Evan say he is mad at Jessie at the start of the novel?

4. What does Evan want to buy with his earnings?

5. In Chapter 1, Evan states that there are how many days of summer left?

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