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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. Who does Evan think took Jessie's money?

2. Jessie originally feels regret for her actions in ruining Evan's lemonade. What emotion does it change into?

3. What was the main issue for Jessie during Friday's lemonade stand?

4. How much do Jessie and Megan each make at the end of Saturday?

5. How much does Jessie win the contest by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Evan think when Scott Spencer leaves the Jack's swimming pool?

2. How does Evan feel toward Megan as described in Chapter 9? What do these reactions mean?

3. For their final day of sales, what do Jessie and Megan do differently?

4. After finding that his lemonade has gone bad due to bugs and dirt, what does Evan try to do to save it?

5. What happens when Evan and Jessie share their earnings at the end of the war?

6. Who wins the lemonade war?

7. What does the character, Grumpminster Fink, that Evan created, represent to Evan and Jessie?

8. Why does Jessie hesitate to go into Evan's room after the war is over?

9. At the start of Chapter 8, Jessie and Megan have a lemonade stand and decide it is not worth it. Why?

10. Why does Evan try to call the lemonade war off in Chapter 9?

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

It is common for siblings to disagree from time to time. A conflict arises between Evan and Jessie over being in the same class at school and it manifests itself in a war over selling lemonade. In Chapter 1, how do Evan and Jessie both convey their dislike toward each other? Are these behaviors acceptable? Why? Why not? How do you think siblings should behave when they have a problem? Use at least two pieces of textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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