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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. How does Jessie say she can help Evan and Scott in Chapter 2?
(a) She says that she can decorate a sign.
(b) She says that she can make brownies.
(c) She says that she will keep score.
(d) She says that she can take notes.

2. What is one argument that occurs between Evan and Scott?
(a) That Scott is doing more work than Evan.
(b) That the sign is misspelled.
(c) That Evan's little sister should not be there.
(d) That the cup size is too large or too small.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, how does Evan feel toward his sister?
(a) He feels that she is smart and helpful.
(b) He feels that she is impeding on his life.
(c) He feels that she is a little kid.
(d) He feels that she is trying to steal his friends.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bet Jessie makes with Evan?

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

3. What does Evan do when he hears his sister call for him in the basement in Chapter 1?

4. What is the nickname Evan uses for Jessie that she hates?

5. What does Evan use instead of lemonade when he and Scott run out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jessie try so hard to help Evan with the lemonade stand at the start of the novel?

2. What are some behaviors Jessie notices about Carly Brownell when she arrives at Megan's house? What do they mean?

3. Why has the Treski family not put their old air conditioner in the trash?

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

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

6. Through Evan's perspective, how does Jessie react when he finds her lemonade stand in Chapter 3?

7. How does Evan best contribute to selling lemonade?

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. On their second day of selling, why are Jessie and Megan not doing very well making money?

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

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