The Lemonade War
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40 free The Lemonade War trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
The Lemonade War is a popular choice for class reading: a brother and sister, a bet, and rival lemonade stands that turn a family quarrel into a lesson in running a business. Evan is good with customers, Jessie is good with numbers, and neither is willing to lose. This quiz follows the story from the opening chapter to the final contest. Expect questions on who teams up with whom, the tricks each sibling plays, the selling ideas Jessie tries, and how the argument is finally settled. A few questions look at the author, the graphic novel edition and the later books in the series. It is written for students who have just finished the book, teachers who want a quick comprehension check, and families reading along at home. Every answer comes with a short explanation, and the whole set can be printed for class.
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Q 01What does Jessie secretly dump into Evan's cooler in The Lemonade War, wrecking his sales?
Flies
Flies turn up in customers' cups, the complaints pour in, and Evan has to tip out every drop and hand back the money.
Q 02What sum are Evan and Jessie racing to earn in The Lemonade War, with the loser's takings at stake?
$100
$100 is the target, and the winner also takes whatever the loser has made, which is why both siblings keep raising the stakes.
Q 03Which grade is Jessie skipping in The Lemonade War, a jump that lands her in Evan's class?
Third
Third grade is the year Jessie will miss, and Evan dreads it because he fears his brainy little sister will embarrass him in front of his friends.
Q 04What arrives in the mail to set off the sibling feud in The Lemonade War?
A letter from school
A letter from school announces that Jessie and Evan will share a classroom, news that thrills her and mortifies him.
Q 05What is the family name of Evan and Jessie, the feuding siblings of The Lemonade War?
Treski
Treski is the name, and the family returns in a string of sequels that take the siblings from a class trial to a backyard magic show.
Q 06Evan and Jessie win a town contest tied to which holiday at the end of The Lemonade War?
Labor Day
Labor Day brings a local contest, and the siblings win it together with a display about their rival lemonade stands.
Q 07Which business model does Jessie use in The Lemonade War to get many girls selling lemonade for her?
A franchise
A franchise was Jessie's answer to a profit margin too small to win: she and her partner set up thirteen stands run by other girls in a single day.
Q 08What does Jessie know to be her weakest subject in The Lemonade War, despite being a star student?
Feelings
Feelings are the one thing Jessie cannot work out: she misses social cues and wishes she could be more like her outgoing brother.
Q 09Which label fits Evan in The Lemonade War, in contrast to his number-loving sister?
People-smart
People-smart is the word for Evan, who can chat easily with anyone, even grown-ups, and turns that charm into sales.
Q 10Which American author wrote The Lemonade War, the first book in her series about two siblings?
Jacqueline Davies
Jacqueline Davies had published picture books and a historical novel before this 2007 story, which grew into a best-selling series.
Q 11Where in the house is Evan hiding from Jessie, lying alone in the dark, as The Lemonade War opens?
The basement
The basement is Evan's hideout because he is avoiding Jessie, who is about to become his classmate as well as his sister.
Q 12Which girl from Evan's class becomes Jessie's partner at her rival stand in The Lemonade War?
Megan
Megan is someone Evan likes, so seeing her team up with his little sister only makes the quarrel worse.
Q 13Which on-and-off friend does Evan suspect of taking the missing money in The Lemonade War?
Scott
Scott is never confronted in this book, and that loose end drives the whole plot of the sequel.
Q 21What does Jessie plan to do with her lemonade earnings in The Lemonade War?
Give it to charity
Jessie decides to give it to charity, and the official teacher's guide suggests classes running their own stands do the same.
Q 22What does Jessie's partner write to cheer her up in The Lemonade War, listing her good points?
A comment card
A comment card is a Friday ritual from the class year Jessie is skipping: each pupil writes something positive about a classmate on an index card, to be read aloud.
Q 23What deal do Evan's friends offer when they help him sell in The Lemonade War, to Jessie's alarm?
He keeps all the profits
Q 14Which service organization runs the annual contest that Evan and Jessie win in The Lemonade War?
Rotary Club
Rotary Club is the local group whose yearly contest the siblings enter as a team, with a display about their lemonade stands.
Q 15Which one-word title opens The Lemonade War, heading the chapter where Evan sulks alone?
Slump
Slump means a dip in activity, and each chapter that follows is likewise named for a business term the siblings run into while selling.
Q 16Where does Jessie keep her lemonade earnings in The Lemonade War, until Evan takes them?
A lock box
A lock box holds Jessie's earnings in a labeled envelope, and Evan finds $208 inside, far more than he has left.
Q 17From which piece of clothing does the money Evan took vanish during a pool day in The Lemonade War?
His shorts
His shorts held all $208, and the loss carries into the sequel, where the siblings set out to prove who took it.
Q 18Why does a police officer make Evan pack up his stand in the middle of town in The Lemonade War?
He has no permit
He has no permit to sell food and drinks in a public space. The officer says police tend to overlook stands in residential neighborhoods, but not on the town green.
Q 19Which extra do Jessie and her partner offer customers in The Lemonade War to add value to each cup?
Face painting
Face painting, hair braiding and nail polishing drew crowds of kids and earned each girl $24, but it took eight hours of work, and they decided it was not worth repeating.
Q 20The Lemonade War covers the last five days of what, before Evan and Jessie share a classroom?
Summer vacation
Summer vacation has just five days left when the fight begins, and that deadline turns a squabble into an all-out race for sales.
He keeps all the profits, while Jessie must split hers with a partner, which she works out puts her at a huge disadvantage.
Q 24What does Evan tell himself he will do with Jessie's money after taking it in The Lemonade War?
Give it back later
Give it back later is the plan, once he has won, but the cash disappears before he gets the chance.
Q 25Where is Jessie spending the day when Evan takes her earnings in The Lemonade War?
At the beach
At the beach with her partner, Jessie has no idea her brother is in her room counting her earnings.
Q 26What do Evan and his friends hang on the garage door while they plot in The Lemonade War?
A Keep Out sign
A Keep Out sign goes up while the boys stockpile lemonade mix carried from their own homes, which costs them nothing.
Q 27Flashbacks in The Lemonade War graphic novel show Evan and Jessie helping each other through what?
Their parents' divorce
Their parents' divorce sits behind the whole series, in which the siblings are raised by their hardworking mom.
Q 28Evan's bottled-up angry words are drawn as which animals in the graphic novel of The Lemonade War?
Bats
Bats burst from under Evan's shirt in the artwork, turning one of the original novel's comparisons into a picture.
Q 29The author of The Lemonade War also wrote The Boy Who Drew Birds, about which naturalist?
John James Audubon
John James Audubon tied silver thread to young phoebes to learn whether the same birds returned to their nests each spring.
Q 30In The Lemonade Crime, which new purchase convinces Evan and Jessie that a classmate is a thief?
An Xbox
An Xbox, announced at school on the fourth day of fourth grade, makes the boy the most popular kid in class and the prime suspect.