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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wenda Gambling say there is a traffic problem in New York?
(a) There are too many immovable objects.
(b) There are too many big trucks.
(c) There are too many pedestrians.
(d) There are too many taxis.

2. Who do taxi drivers say is to blame for the heavy traffic in New York?
(a) The people who drive their private cars.
(b) The other taxis.
(c) The pushcarts.
(d) The people who walk.

3. What is "The Day the Traffic Stopped?"
(a) A book.
(b) A radio program.
(c) A theory.
(d) A television program.

4. How is Maxie Hammerman plotting the "battle?"
(a) With photos.
(b) With red marks on a map.
(c) With police and newspaper reports.
(d) With pea-pins stuck in a map.

5. Who does Maxie say has the record for the most hits?
(a) Mr. Jerusalem.
(b) Frank the Flower.
(c) Harry the Hot Dog.
(d) General Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a member of "The Three?"

2. What does Professor Lyman Cumberly say prompted the pushcart war?

3. Who questions Frank the Flower once he's at the police station?

4. Who is the only person in New York who might know how many pushcarts there are in the city?

5. What is Morris the Florist's pushcart number?

(see the answer key)

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