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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 main character, Evan Trenski, doing at the start of Chapter 1?

2. How does Scott feel about Jessie skipping third grade?

3. What is the goal of a "joint venture"?

4. Why does Evan choose Scott as his partner, even though he does not like him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the Treski family not put their old air conditioner in the trash?

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

3. Why might math be an easier subject for Jessie?

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

5. How does Evan know that Jessie is not going to enter the Labor Day Contest?

6. Why do Jessie and Megan add snacks, hair braiding, and nail polishing to their stand?

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

8. Through Evan's perspective, how does Jessie react when he finds her lemonade stand in Chapter 3?

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

10. How does Evan best contribute to selling lemonade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On Pages 164 - 170, Evan and Jessie meet and share their earnings only to discover that both parties have been dishonest, and so they technically do not know who won, although Jessie does do the math and claims to have made 89 more cents all things considered. How do Evan and Jessie feel after sharing their feelings? What do you discover about the real situation between the siblings?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 2, Jessie has many feelings about skipping a grade, Evan's treatment of her, and the beginning of a lemonade stand. Find four different words that describe her feelings. Take each word and agree/disagree as to whether you agree with that feeling if you were in those situations.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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