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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a member of "The Three?"
(a) Moe Mammoth.
(b) Walter Sweet.
(c) Louie Livergreen.
(d) Joe Lilly.

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

3. What is the name of Professor Lyman Cumberly's explanation for the attitude of the truck drivers of New York City?
(a) The Huge Item Theory of Ancient Greece.
(b) The Large Object Theory of History.
(c) The Mammoth Movers Theory of Traffic.
(d) The Big Truck Theory of Relativity.

4. Who has the idea to take up a collection to buy Morris a new pushcart?
(a) Maxie Hammerman.
(b) Old Anna.
(c) Papa Peretz.
(d) Frank the Flower.

5. Behind what kind of truck does Wenda Gambling get stuck?
(a) A garbage truck.
(b) A flower truck.
(c) A moving truck.
(d) A gasoline truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wenda Gambling say there is a traffic problem in New York?

2. Who is the owner of the pushcart that is the first victim of the pushcart war?

3. How long does it take Professor Cumberly to go five blocks in a taxi during a heavy traffic day?

4. Where is Wenda Gambling headed when she gets caught up behind the truck?

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

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