2. In Chapter 5, what does Evan think Jessie ruined for him?
(a) His chances with Megan and his location for the lemonade stand.
(b) His school year and his friendship with Jack.
(c) The lemonade stand and his chances of making the basketball team.
(d) The lemonade stand and his relationship with Megan.

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

4. What is one reason the boys set up their first lemonade stand where they do in Chapter 3?
(a) They will be close to the store, so they can busy the lemonade easily.
(b) They will be in the shade and that will make it easier to sell.
(c) They will get foot traffic coming in both directions.
(d) They can reach the adults getting off work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jessie's Bright Idea #2, outlined in Chapter 6?

2. How much money does Evan make on his first day selling lemonade?

3. What made the game Evan is playing as the book opens just interesting enough to keep it going?

4. What is the main character, Evan Trenski, doing at the start of Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Why might math be an easier subject for Jessie?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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