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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Evan and Scott's first customer in Chapter 3?

2. Who shows up at the Treski household before the second day of lemonade selling?

3. Why does Evan not let Jessie come along with him and Scott in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Evan think Jessie ruined for him?

5. Where are Evan and Paul going when Jessie goes back to her house after her second day of selling?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Evan best contribute to selling lemonade?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On Page 21, Jessie offers to help make Evan's lemonade stand, but he refuses her support. What does Jessie do to try and get Evan to let her help? What sorts of products or skills would you offer to help Evan with his lemonade stand? Provide details as to what you have to offer and how it will specifically help with the lemonade stand.

Essay Topic 2

When Jessie sees that Evan is at home and not selling lemonade, she gets very worried that he has already met the goal. She decides that she has to broaden her business. Using Pages 111 - 115 explain how Jessie is able to increase her profits. How does Jessie feel about the work it will take to make these changes? What does this say about Jessie's character?

Essay Topic 3

On Pages 125 - 127, Evan asks if Jessie wants to call off the lemonade war, but she hesitates and does not finish her answer, so Evan assumes she does not want to. Evan has more than one reason as to why he does not want to continue with the war. What are the reasons Evan does not like the lemonade war? What are some of Evan's worries that go beyond winning the war?

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