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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter1, what hits Evan in his nose?
(a) A cup.
(b) A book.
(c) A marble.
(d) A baseball.

2. Why does Evan choose Scott as his partner, even though he does not like him?
(a) Evan needs help, and decides some help is better than none.
(b) Evan's sister refuses to help him.
(c) All of Evan's other friends are out of town.
(d) Evan's best friend, Jack, is grounded.

3. Where are Evan and Paul going when Jessie goes back to her house after her second day of selling?
(a) They are going to shoot hoops.
(b) They are going to Jack's to play in the pool.
(c) They are going down to the tracks.
(d) They are going to sell lemonade.

4. What does Evan hear from above the basement in Chapter 1?
(a) His parents arguing.
(b) Dinner being prepared.
(c) The scraping of an old air conditioner.
(d) The sound of his sister crying.

5. How does Evan explain the lights being out in the basement to his sister?
(a) He says that it is too hot with the lights on.
(b) He says that he is watching a scary movie.
(c) He tells her that he is playing a video game.
(d) He tells her that it is none of her business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jessie break when her father left?

2. During this first venture, in Chapter 3, how many cups do Evan and Scott sell and at what cost?

3. Why does Evan say he does not want to go to the 7-Eleven with Jessie?

4. What is the biggest sale of the day for Jessie and Megan in Chapter 4?

5. Define "competition" from Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 4, how are Jessie and Megan doing at their lemonade stand?

2. After the first day of selling lemonade, what does the reader find out about Jessie's real feelings toward Evan?

3. How and why does Evan express his anger toward his sister, Jessie, on Pages 3-10? Give specific examples.

4. How does Jessie know where Evan got his lemonade for his second lemonade stand?

5. How does Jessie get Megan to join her lemonade stand?

6. What is the real reason Evan wants to buy an iPod with his earnings?

7. Why does Evan call Jessie a baby, when they are usually such good friends?

8. How does Evan best contribute to selling lemonade?

9. At the start of the novel, Evan is throwing a baseball up and down, and he thinks, "The thought that if he missed he'd probably break his nose made the game just interesting enough" (1). Why might he feel this way?

10. How does Evan know that Jessie is not going to enter the Labor Day Contest?

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