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

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

3. What competition is Jessie making a project for in Chapter 2?
(a) The Rotary Club.
(b) The Science Fair.
(c) Habitat for Humanity.
(d) The Animal Rescue Team.

4. What does Evan hear from above the basement in Chapter 1?
(a) Dinner being prepared.
(b) The scraping of an old air conditioner.
(c) His parents arguing.
(d) The sound of his sister crying.

5. What does Megan want to do when Jessie comes over?
(a) Start a lemonade stand.
(b) Hang out with Evan instead of Jessie.
(c) Go to the 7-Eleven for candy.
(d) Go to the 7-Eleven for slurpees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one argument that occurs between Evan and Scott?

3. In Chapter 4, what is one way Jessie considers getting Evan in trouble?

4. What does Megan's friend in Chapter 6 immediately ask Jessie?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. How do Evan and his friend, Paul, use a certain sales' tactic to make more money in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. Why do Evan and Jessie make a vow after their dad left to never argue in front of their mom?

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