The Tiger Rising
Where did Rob first meet Sistine?
On the bus to school.
How did Jessie ruin Evan's lemonade?
She put fruit flies, other bugs, and dirt into the lemonade.
Jessie sells her lemonade for 50 cents, but Evan sells his for 10 cents. What is Evan doing to Jessie?
Evan is underselling Jessie.
(v.) - to see or be aware of something or someone.
Notice
(adj.) - not allowed.
Forbidden
Who killed the Tiger?
Rob's father.
How does Jessie help others understand math?
She draws pictures.
Jessie gets Megan and her many friends to sell lemonade for her across town. In business, this is called...
A franchise.
(v.) - to take the lid or top off something by twisting it round.
Unscrew
(n.) - a thing or things belonging to someone.
Property
Who is Willie May?
A housekeeper.
What do Evan and Jessie watch at the end of the novel?
Fireworks
Jessie ruins Evan's lemonade supply beyond saving. Evan is forced to dump out all of his lemonade. In business, what does Evan experience?
Evan experiences a total loss.
(v.) - to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly
Taunt
(n.) - a belief
Notion
What job did Rob do for Beauchamp?
Rob fed Beauchump's tiger.
How did Evan lose Jessie and Megan's money?
Ryan, Evan's friend, stole it.
Why couldn't Evan sell lemonade at the town's center?
He did not have a permit.
(n.) - the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to take risks in order to change it.
Desperation
(v.) - to make something appear by magic.
Conjure
Why was Rob asked to stay home by the principal of the school?
People were afraid that Rob's rash could be contagious.
What is the true reason Evan had a Lemonade War with Jessie?
He wanted to prove that he wasn't dumber than his sister / didn't need his sister to do well.
Evan asks his business rival, Jessie, to talk to him so that they can stop having the Lemonade War. In business, this would be called...
(n.) - the difference between total cost of making and selling something and the price it is sold for.
Profit Margin
(v.) - to free a person from another person's control.
Emancipate