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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do taxi drivers say is to blame for the heavy traffic in New York?
(a) The pushcarts.
(b) The other taxis.
(c) The people who drive their private cars.
(d) The people who walk.

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

3. What does the color red signify on Maxie's map of the battle?
(a) A flat on a normal-sized truck.
(b) A flat on a big truck.
(c) A flat on a pushcart.
(d) A flat on a taxi or car.

4. Where does the driver of the first pushcart destroyed in the war land?
(a) A pile of daffodils
(b) A pickle barrel
(c) An alley
(d) A truck

5. How long does Old Anna say she has been selling her apples and pears?
(a) Four years.
(b) Forty-five years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Fourteen years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wenda Gambling have to eat on the night after she gets stuck behind the truck?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the three sizes of trucks operated by Mammoth Moving Company?

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

4. Who gives the famous "peanut butter speech?"

5. How many trucks have flats during the first few minutes of the attack?

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