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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. How does the afternoon with his friends on Sunday at Jack's house get better for Evan?
2. How does Jessie keep Evan away while she ruins his lemonade?
3. What was the boom and rattle the Treskis heard at the end of the fireworks?
4. What does Evan notices when he goes to get changed at Jack's house?
5. Why does Jack leave the other boys when they are swimming?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the following quote mean about Evan's feelings after the town center lemonade stand: "He'd been robbed of something - maybe the happiness he should have been feeling" (100)?
2. After Jessie and Megan have reached their goal for sales in Chapter 8, what does Jessie immediately start thinking about?
3. What does the character, Grumpminster Fink, that Evan created, represent to Evan and Jessie?
4. What does Jessie do to try and stop Evan from selling lemonade on the last day?
5. Why does Jessie think the war was stupid?
6. Why does Evan try to call the lemonade war off in Chapter 9?
7. What does Evan think when Scott Spencer leaves the Jack's swimming pool?
8. Why does Evan think Scott took his money?
9. Why do you think Officer Ken pays $5 for a cup of lemonade?
10. Why does Jessie start feeling sick when she gets back home after the beach in Chapter 12?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Jessie finds signs from Evan's lemonade stand that say he is selling a cup of lemonade for ten cents. She cannot believe this low price and assumes that Evan has not made any money if he is selling it for so cheap. How is Evan still able to make a profit at this price? Use two pieces of textual evidence from Pages 84 - 86 for your explanation.
Essay Topic 3
On Pages 134 - 137, Jessie breaks down and confesses all of her emotions to her mother. Mrs. Treski gives her advice about how to move forward with her friendship with Evan. What advice does Mrs. Treski give? How can Jessie use this advice to change her relationship with her brother?
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