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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 ask the clerk in the Big Dipper store?
2. Where does Evan keep his money from the lemonade stand?
3. At the end of the book, why is Jessie sorry?
4. How will Evan know if Scott took the money?
5. Where does Evan go to sell lemonade in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the character, Grumpminster Fink, that Evan created, represent to Evan and Jessie?
2. Use your own words to explain the profit margin calculations page Jessie makes on page 105.
3. Why does Jessie start feeling sick when she gets back home after the beach in Chapter 12?
4. Toward the end of the novel, what advice does Mrs. Treski give to Jessie?
5. Why does Jessie hesitate to go into Evan's room after the war is over?
6. At the end of the novel, after the fireworks, each member of the Treski family provides a quote. Together, what do the quotes signify?
7. At the start of Chapter 8, Jessie and Megan have a lemonade stand and decide it is not worth it. Why?
8. Why does Evan think Scott took his money?
9. Why does Megan write an index card to Jessie?
10. Why does Evan go into Jessie's room even though it is against the rules?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
On Pages 54 - 57, Jessie makes a proposal to Megan for starting a lemonade stand. At first, Megan is not interested, but in the end Jessie convinces her to join. How does Jessie convince Megan that a lemonade stand is a good idea? How do you specifically know that Jessie's methods work?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Evan's lemonade goes bad on the last day of sales, because there are flies and critters in it. Who is responsible for the bugs in the lemonade, and why might the author have elected to make this character act out like that? How might that action affect a reader's view of the character responsible for the bugs?
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