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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. What does Evan use instead of lemonade when he and Scott run out?
2. What does Jessie believe the new club in second grade is called?
3. What does Jessie ask Megan to do?
4. What is it called when you price the same goods for less than the competition?
5. What is a "slump"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Through Evan's perspective, how does Jessie react when he finds her lemonade stand in Chapter 3?
2. How and why does Evan express his anger toward his sister, Jessie, on Pages 3-10? Give specific examples.
3. At the start of the novel, Evan is throwing a baseball up and down, and he thinks, "The thought that if he missed he'd probably break his nose made the game just interesting enough" (1). Why might he feel this way?
4. How does Jessie know where Evan got his lemonade for his second lemonade stand?
5. Why has the Treski family not put their old air conditioner in the trash?
6. Why might math be an easier subject for Jessie?
7. Both Evan and Jessie make some strong arguments about who is right about their current lemonade war in Chapter 5. What are their arguments?
8. 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?
9. What is the real reason Evan wants to buy an iPod with his earnings?
10. Why does Jessie try so hard to help Evan with the lemonade stand at the start of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
On Page 46, Jessie says that she wants her best friend, Evan, back. They are in the middle of the lemonade war at this point. Why does Jessie want Evan back? What instances from the novel prove that Jessie wants Evan in her life? Do you think Evan misses Jessie at this point? Provide two direct quotes to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Jessie finds signs from Evan's lemonade stand that say he is selling a cup of lemonade for ten cents. She cannot believe this low price and assumes that Evan has not made any money if he is selling it for so cheap. How is Evan still able to make a profit at this price? Use two pieces of textual evidence from Pages 84 - 86 for your explanation.
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