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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 is the first thing Scott does once he and Evan have set up their stand?
2. What did Jessie break when her father left?
3. Why does Evan say he is mad at Jessie at the start of the novel?
4. What is Jessie's worst subject?
5. Where are Evan and Paul going when Jessie goes back to her house after her second day of selling?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why might math be an easier subject for Jessie?
2. Before they become a lemonade stand team, why does Megan ask Jessie about Evan?
3. How does Evan know that Jessie is not going to enter the Labor Day Contest?
4. Why is it strange for Jessie to skip a grade?
5. Why has the Treski family not put their old air conditioner in the trash?
6. How does Jessie get Megan to join her lemonade stand?
7. Why is Evan unhappy with the news that Jessie will be in his class?
8. Why does Jessie try so hard to help Evan with the lemonade stand at the start of the novel?
9. 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?
10. What do a group of second grade girls do to Jessie that is very mean?
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
Scott Spencer tells Jessie that she is a freak for skipping grades. Jessie is already nervous about skipping grades, and Scott's comment makes her feel even worse. Overall, why is Jessie scared about skipping grades? Give examples. Should Jessie by scared? Provide reasons.
Essay Topic 3
During the first day of the lemonade war, Evan encounters Jessie's stand down the street. Evan sees Jessie and describes her reaction to him. Later, Jessie shares the same moment, but it is very different from what Evan has said. What are the two different versions of this encounter? Why do you think the siblings see it so differently?
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