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

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

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

4. How many tires does Frank the Flower really believe he has killed?
(a) Seventeen or Eighteen.
(b) Fourteen or Fifteen.
(c) Seven or Eight.
(d) Seventy or Eighty.

5. What does Old Anna say the real menace is?
(a) Grocery stores.
(b) Taxi cabs.
(c) Plastic bags.
(d) Truckers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Joey Kafflis make entries into a diary?

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

3. What is "The Day the Traffic Stopped?"

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

5. What is written on Eddie Moroney's pushcart?

(see the answer key)

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