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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is written on Eddie Moroney's pushcart?
(a) Coal & Ice, Home Delivered.
(b) Ice Cream, Home Delivery.
(c) Circus Posters, Home Delivery.
(d) Home Delivered Flowers.

2. Who is the driver of the truck that hits the first truck of the pushcart war?
(a) Marvin Seely.
(b) Albert P. Mack.
(c) Morris the Florist.
(d) Mark the Pickle Seller.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the color gold signify on Maxie's man of the battle?

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

4. Why doesn't Morris the Florist ever go above Twenty-third Street?

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

(see the answer key)

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