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

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

3. What had broken a week ago in the protagonist's attic?
(a) An air conditioner.
(b) The Treski television.
(c) An antique fan.
(d) A dresser.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Jessie share with Evan about the upcoming weather?
(a) That it will rain the entire time.
(b) That she wants him to tell her about the weather.
(c) That it will be hot for a few days and then cloudy.
(d) That it will be in the 90s until Labor Day.

5. At the start of the novel, why does Jessie think Evan is mad?
(a) Because of a letter received from the school.
(b) Because he did not get to go to summer camp.
(c) Because he is grounded.
(d) Because a girl broke-up with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Evan say he does not want to go to the 7-Eleven with Jessie?

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

3. Why does Evan say he is mad at Jessie at the start of the novel?

4. Why does Evan get to keep all the money from the lemonade stand?

5. Who does Jessie first meet at Megan's house on her second day of selling?

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

4. What do a group of second grade girls do to Jessie that is very mean?

5. Both Evan and Jessie make some strong arguments about who is right about their current lemonade war in Chapter 5. What are their arguments?

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

7. In Chapter 3, how does Scott behave while setting up the lemonade stand?

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

9. How does Jessie know where Evan got his lemonade for his second lemonade stand?

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

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