Jessie
At what moment in Chapter 6 did Jessie and Megan become friends?
When Megan chose the lemonade stand over playing with Carly.
What event caused Evan to feel upset with Jessie at the beginning of the book?
Jessie was going to be in his class.
Jessie always had money squirrelled away in her lock box. What does it mean to squirrel away something?
to put away money for the future.
Is skipping a grade and going into 4th grade.
Jessie Treski
Who won the lemonade war?
Neither sibling
What was Jessie's goal for starting the lemonade stand at the beginning of Chapter 4?
To make everything like it used to be before the letter.
Why does Evan get Scott Spencer to help him with the lemonade stand?
He knows it will hurt Jessie's feelings.
Mrs. Treski says, "Well, this is a curve ball." when receiving the letter about Jessie skipping grades. What does this phrase mean?
That a plan has been changed.
Evan Treski
How did the kids get Megan's money back?
They win the poster contest.
What is the author's purpose for including the pictures of the math Jessie does with Megan?
to show that Jessie is above the math abilities of even the fourth graders she will be in class with.
Evan tells Jessie, "You don't know everything, you know. You think you do, but you don't." What does this sentence show about the real problem they are having?
Evan is angry that the teachers at school know Jessie is very smart and he feels they think he is not.
Jessie felt like a deflating balloon. What does this phrase mean?
She felt sad like a deflating balloon.
Megan Moriarty
Why was "the vow" so important to both Evan and Jessie?
It kept their mother from getting upset because of their fighting.
What mood is created when the author talks about Jessie's first day of school in Chapter 8?
Anxiety
Grumpminster Fink is a character Evan made up for Jessie. How is he similar to how Evan sees himself?
They both try to do things but they turn out all wrong.
What word means the opposite of cranky?
This character is a dishonest thief who is also unkind.
Scott Spencer
When did Evan and Jessie know the war was over?
What does the author point out to the reader when he has Jessie use the sentences from Charlotte's Web to prepare what she is going to say to Evan?
She doesn't understand how people work.
In Chapter 11, Evan is thinking about what happened earlier that day and starts to run. Why does he start to run?
He had discovered that Jessie was to blame for the bad lemonade.
What word best describes what Jessie was up to in Chapter 10?
mischief
This person wrote a pamphlet/booklet on growing businesses.
Mrs. Treski
The storm comes and the family jumps into action. What does this show?
They are all back to working together as one unit, one family.
What does Jessie suddenly realize about the $208?
If she lost all that money, she would lose Megan as her friend too.
His clothes are messed up because Scott went through everyone's belongings and took the money.
In Chapter 11, Evan calls the mother, "the busybody mother of the world." What does this mean?
A mother who is in everyone's business.
Where was Mr. Treski in the book?
He left the Treski family
What statement would the author most likely agree with in Chapter 8?
A. Jessie learned the lesson that bad ideas can be good ideas.
B. Jessie learned that she should stick to selling things other than lemonade.
C. Jessie learned the lesson that good ideas are not always the best ideas.
D. Jessie learned that Evan should sell other things besides lemonade.
C. Jessie learned the lesson that good ideas are not always the best ideas.