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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first thing Scott does once he and Evan have set up their stand?
(a) He takes a cup and fills it to the brim with lemonade.
(b) He asks Evan how much a cup of lemonade will cost.
(c) He unfolds the table and chairs.
(d) He begins to mix the lemonade.

3. During this first venture, in Chapter 3, how many cups do Evan and Scott sell and at what cost?
(a) 10 cups at $2 a piece.
(b) 14 cups at $0.50 cents a piece.
(c) 10 cups at $1 a piece
(d) 16 cups at $0.50 cents a piece.

4. 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) Hanging out with his best friend, Spencer.
(c) Playing with a marble track.
(d) Talking on the phone with Megan Moriarty.

5. Where does Jessie keep her money?
(a) Her jacket pocket.
(b) Her lock box.
(c) Her drawer.
(d) Her closet.

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

7. How much money does Evan make on his first day selling lemonade?
(a) $2.14
(b) $5.00
(c) $2.11
(d) $4.89

8. Who gave Evan $10 for his birthday?
(a) His sister, Jessie.
(b) His grandma.
(c) His mom.
(d) His father.

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

10. In Chapter 1, what does Jessie share with Evan about the upcoming weather?
(a) That it will rain the entire time.
(b) That it will be in the 90s until Labor Day.
(c) That she wants him to tell her about the weather.
(d) That it will be hot for a few days and then cloudy.

11. 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) Add something extra to make a product more expensive.
(c) Take something small away from an item to make more money.
(d) Add something extra to a product to make it more desirable.

12. What will happen if neither Evan or Jessie makes the goal amount for their bet?
(a) They will sell lemonade for another day.
(b) They will give what they have made to charity.
(c) They will call it a tie.
(d) The person closest to the amount will win.

13. What is Evan's role in managing the stand in Chapter 3?
(a) He keeps the stand clean and organized.
(b) He handles the money and gives change.
(c) He sits back and lets Scott do all the work.
(d) He takes care of the pouring and speaking with customers.

14. What made the game Evan is playing as the book opens just interesting enough to keep it going?
(a) The hope that he would get the marble in the bull's eye.
(b) The idea that if he practiced enough, he would become an expert.
(c) The chance that his mother would catch him and get angry.
(d) The thought that if he missed, he would probably break his nose.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a "slump"?

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)?

4. What is it called when you price the same goods for less than the competition?

5. What does Carly say about the lemonade stand in Chapter 6?

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