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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 Jessie do to get Megan's attention?
(a) She walks to her house and knocks on the door.
(b) She rides her bike back and forth in front of her house.
(c) She calls her house.
(d) She wears a bright pink jacket in the neighborhood.

2. What did Jessie break when her father left?
(a) A pearl necklace.
(b) A piggy bank.
(c) A ceramic heart.
(d) A picture frame of the two of them.

3. What is a "slump"?
(a) An increase in the activity of a business or the economy.
(b) A period when money is worth more than normal.
(c) A drop in the activity of a business or the economy.
(d) A time when the market is stable.

4. What is the bet Jessie makes with Evan?
(a) Whoever earns $50 wins.
(b) Whoever makes the most lemonade wins.
(c) Whoever makes the most friends wins.
(d) Whoever earns a $100 wins.

5. What is the biggest sale of the day for Jessie and Megan in Chapter 4?
(a) 12 cups from Mrs. Pawley.
(b) 10 cups from Mrs. Treski.
(c) They do not sell a single cup.
(d) 12 cups from the neighborhood boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Evan's role in managing the stand in Chapter 3?

2. How much are the boys selling lemonade for in Chapter 6?

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

4. Why is it weird that Scott Spencer comes over to spend time with Evan?

5. Where does Jessie get the idea of "goodwill" from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Jessie get Megan to join her lemonade stand?

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

7. Why is Evan unhappy with the news that Jessie will be in his class?

8. What difficulty does Evan have when it comes to selling lemonade?

9. What does Jessie mean when she says that "feelings" are her worst subject?

10. What does Evan mean when he says to Jessie, "In case you did't know, that's what friends are for" (86)?

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