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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main character, Evan Trenski, doing at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Throwing a baseball into the air and catching it.
(b) Playing with a marble track.
(c) Hanging out with his best friend, Spencer.
(d) Talking on the phone with Megan Moriarty.

2. What does Jessie ask Megan to do?
(a) Start a lemonade stand.
(b) Come over to her house and play in the pool.
(c) Let her borrow some clothes for the new year.
(d) Go to the beach and lie in the sun.

3. What competition is Jessie making a project for in Chapter 2?
(a) The Animal Rescue Team.
(b) The Rotary Club.
(c) Habitat for Humanity.
(d) The Science Fair.

4. At the start of the novel, why does Jessie think Evan is mad?
(a) Because he did not get to go to summer camp.
(b) Because of a letter received from the school.
(c) Because a girl broke-up with him.
(d) Because he is grounded.

5. Why does Evan get to keep all the money from the lemonade stand?
(a) He can trick his friends into giving it to him.
(b) He has friends.
(c) None of his friends helped him.
(d) He steals the money.

6. Where do Evan and Scott go to set up their first lemonade stand?
(a) The corner.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) At the town center.
(d) The driveway.

7. What is the goal of a "joint venture"?
(a) To buy two companies and make them one.
(b) To sell a large quantity of items to many customers.
(c) To purchase two items and sell them at half price.
(d) To sell a certain amount of goods or to work on a single project.

8. Why is it weird that Scott Spencer comes over to spend time with Evan?
(a) It is strange, because Scott is much older.
(b) It is weird, because Evan does not even like Scott.
(c) It is weird, because Jessie has not ever met him before.
(d) It is bizarre, because Scott and Evan are from different schools.

9. In Chapter 4, how does Jessie believe Evan will react when he sees her lemonade stand?
(a) He will be upset about the competition.
(b) He will tell Mrs. Treski.
(c) He will yell at her.
(d) He will be impressed.

10. What does Evan do when he sees Jessie's lemonade stand in Chapter 4?
(a) He walks away.
(b) He helps her make more lemonade.
(c) He shouts at her.
(d) He smiles and walks by.

11. What are Evan and Scott doing in the basement in Chapter 2?
(a) They are arguing about a baseball game.
(b) They are talking about girls.
(c) They are making a lemonade stand sign.
(d) They are playing catch.

12. What did the letter Even and Jessie received from the school say?
(a) Evan is suspended for a fight.
(b) Their uniforms will be different this year.
(c) Evan and Jessie are going to be in the same class.
(d) School is postponed another week due to weather.

13. What is Jessie's Bright Idea #2, outlined in Chapter 6?
(a) Take a piece of the product away and use that money on other things.
(b) Take something small away from an item to make more money.
(c) Add something extra to a product to make it more desirable.
(d) Add something extra to make a product more expensive.

14. If buying something is only half about getting something, as Mrs. Treski says, what is the other half?
(a) It is all about human contact.
(b) It is about being good at math.
(c) It is about working long hours.
(d) It is about selling the highest quality product

15. How do Jessie and Megan change their lemonade stand for the second day?
(a) They put out snacks and offer a free cup of lemonade.
(b) They decrease the price of the lemonade.
(c) They increase the price of the lemonade.
(d) They put out snacks and bring music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Megan want to do when Jessie comes over?

2. What had broken a week ago in the protagonist's attic?

3. What does Jessie believe the new club in second grade is called?

4. Why is Evan upset at the start of Chapter 2?

5. When do Evan and Jessie agree to determine the winner of the lemonade selling bet?

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