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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. Who do the contents of Jessie's lock box on Sunday evening belong to?
2. Who does Evan think took Jessie's money?
3. Where does Evan find the key to Jessie's lock box?
4. What does Evan ask the clerk in the Big Dipper store?
5. How many cans does Evan bring home for the final day of the lemonade war?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Evan think when Scott Spencer leaves the Jack's swimming pool?
2. Why does Megan write an index card to Jessie?
3. Why does Jessie get nervous when Evan says that he is not having a lemonade stand the last day of the competition?
4. Why does Officer Ken have to shut down Evan's lemonade stand?
5. At the start of Chapter 8, Jessie and Megan have a lemonade stand and decide it is not worth it. Why?
6. After Jessie and Megan have reached their goal for sales in Chapter 8, what does Jessie immediately start thinking about?
7. For their final day of sales, what do Jessie and Megan do differently?
8. Why can Evan not play well in the basketball game on the last day of the war?
9. After finding that his lemonade has gone bad due to bugs and dirt, what does Evan try to do to save it?
10. Toward the end of the lemonade war, what has Jessie in knots?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Scott is not the best business partner, because he is lazy and careless. On Pages 28-31, find the ways in which Scott proves he is lazy. How does Scott specifically make business more difficult for Evan? What behaviors can Scott change in order to help Evan?
Essay Topic 2
It is common for siblings to disagree from time to time. A conflict arises between Evan and Jessie over being in the same class at school and it manifests itself in a war over selling lemonade. In Chapter 1, how do Evan and Jessie both convey their dislike toward each other? Are these behaviors acceptable? Why? Why not? How do you think siblings should behave when they have a problem? Use at least two pieces of textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, a club is created on the basis of hating Jessie. Jessie does not know that is what the club is about, so she joins and participates only to find out later that they are insulting her. How Is Jessie lured into the club? How does Jessie react when she realizes what the club really stands for?
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