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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is it before the pushcart vendors know the truckers have declared war?
(a) Over a week.
(b) Over a month.
(c) Over a year.
(d) Over six months.

2. Who turns Frank the Flower in for shooting tires?
(a) The arresting officer.
(b) A spotter for a trucking company.
(c) The Police Commissioner.
(d) Maxie Hammerman.

3. How long has Morris the Florist been in business at the opening of the pushcart war?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Fourteen days.
(c) Forty-three years.
(d) Four months.

4. Who questions Frank the Flower once he's at the police station?
(a) A spotter for the trucking company.
(b) The arresting officer.
(c) Maxie Hammanman.
(d) The Police Commissioner.

5. What does Professor Lyman Cumberly say prompted the pushcart war?
(a) The heat.
(b) Wenda Gambling's remark about the big trucks.
(c) The number of trucks on the streets.
(d) Freddie the Florist's bad attitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Old Anna say she has been selling her apples and pears?

2. Who does Maxie say has the record for the most hits?

3. What does the color red signify on Maxie's map of the battle?

4. What does Old Anna say the real menace is?

5. What is the name of Professor Lyman Cumberly's explanation for the attitude of the truck drivers of New York City?

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