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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. In Chapter 4, what is one way Jessie considers getting Evan in trouble?
2. What does Megan's friend in Chapter 6 immediately ask Jessie?
3. How does Evan explain the lights being out in the basement to his sister?
4. Why do Evan and Scott's customers not buy lemonade when they come from a specific direction?
5. What does Jessie find in the trash from Evan's friends in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How and why does Evan express his anger toward his sister, Jessie, on Pages 3-10? Give specific examples.
2. 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?
3. What are some behaviors Jessie notices about Carly Brownell when she arrives at Megan's house? What do they mean?
4. What is the real reason Evan wants to buy an iPod with his earnings?
5. Why do Jessie and Megan add snacks, hair braiding, and nail polishing to their stand?
6. In Chapter 3, how does Scott behave while setting up the lemonade stand?
7. How does Evan know that Jessie is not going to enter the Labor Day Contest?
8. On their second day of selling, why are Jessie and Megan not doing very well making money?
9. After the first day of selling lemonade, what does the reader find out about Jessie's real feelings toward Evan?
10. Through Evan's perspective, how does Jessie react when he finds her lemonade stand in Chapter 3?
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
On Pages 46 - 51, Jessie realizes that she has to start her own lemonade stand, because Evan will not let her join his. She has trouble figuring out how to get started, but after brainstorming for a while, she comes up with a couple plans. What are the ideas Jessie has? How does she carry through with her plans?
Essay Topic 3
On Pages 129 - 130, Jessie contemplates what her "true" earnings are, because she has Megan's earnings as well; they are supposed to donate them to a charity. How does Jessie feel about using Megan's money to win the war? How come it is such a difficult decision for her to make? What does that reveal about Jessie?
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