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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. What does Mrs. Moriarty do once Jessie and Megan start running out of lemonade?
(a) She buys 3 more cans.
(b) She buys 2 more cans.
(c) She calls Megan inside to clean her room.
(d) She offers to help sell the rest.

2. After her and Megan's first day of sales, how does Jessie really feel?
(a) She wants to play with her brother.
(b) She wants Evan to join her lemonade stand.
(c) She wants the old Evan back.
(d) She wants to make more money than Evan.

3. Why does Evan say he is mad at Jessie at the start of the novel?
(a) She is annoying.
(b) She steals things from his room.
(c) She is a baby.
(d) She ruins everything.

4. Who does Jessie first meet at Megan's house on her second day of selling?
(a) Scott Spencer.
(b) Megan Moriarty.
(c) Jack Smith.
(d) Carly Brownell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Scott does once he and Evan have set up their stand?

2. What does Evan want to buy with his earnings?

3. If buying something is only half about getting something, as Mrs. Treski says, what is the other half?

4. What do people pool when deciding to run a "partnership"?

5. Who are the 4 girls in second grade that make fun of Jessie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why do Jessie and Megan add snacks, hair braiding, and nail polishing to their stand?

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

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

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