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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Evan choose Scott as his partner, even though he does not like him?

3. What is the goal of a "joint venture"?

4. What is a "slump"?

5. What does Mrs. Moriarty do once Jessie and Megan start running out of lemonade?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how does Scott behave while setting up the lemonade stand?

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

3. Before they become a lemonade stand team, why does Megan ask Jessie about Evan?

4. Why is it strange for Jessie to skip a grade?

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

6. How do Evan and his friend, Paul, use a certain sales' tactic to make more money in Chapter 6?

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

8. At the end of Chapter 4, the reader is provided with an encounter through Jessie's perspective. How does Jessie remember seeing Evan at the end of their first day of sales?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evan's lemonade goes bad on the last day of sales, because there are flies and critters in it. Who is responsible for the bugs in the lemonade, and why might the author have elected to make this character act out like that? How might that action affect a reader's view of the character responsible for the bugs?

Essay Topic 2

On Pages 124 - 125 Evan has created a nickname and many stories to tell Jessie when their parents are fighting. This storytelling deeply bonds the siblings. What are some of the reasons Evan creates the character? How does the character bring them together? What does this reveal about Evan and Jessie's relationship with one another?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 2, Jessie has many feelings about skipping a grade, Evan's treatment of her, and the beginning of a lemonade stand. Find four different words that describe her feelings. Take each word and agree/disagree as to whether you agree with that feeling if you were in those situations.

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