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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has General Anna discovered about her ability to aim?
(a) She hasn't tried.
(b) She aims better than anyone.
(c) She can't aim at all.
(d) She misses about half.

2. How long does it take Professor Cumberly to go five blocks in a taxi during a heavy traffic day?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) Five hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Fifteen minutes.

3. What does the truck driver call Mr. Jerusalem's pushcart?
(a) A baby buggy.
(b) An ugly contraption.
(c) Unsanitary.
(d) A pile of junk.

4. What color are the pea shooters?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. What does Wenda Gambling have to eat on the night after she gets stuck behind the truck?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) Dry oatmeal.
(d) Oatmeal cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do taxi drivers say is to blame for the heavy traffic in New York?

2. How does Carlos present his idea to the rest of the pushcart vendors?

3. How long has Morris the Florist been in business at the opening of the pushcart war?

4. How long is it before the pushcart vendors know the truckers have declared war?

5. How many peas and pins do the pushcart vendors decide they must buy?

(see the answer key)

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