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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is it that gives away boxes of tacks to his customers?
(a) Mr. Jerusalem.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) Harry Hot Dog.
(d) General Anna.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the last motorists to become frightened of the trucks?

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

3. What name is given to the clubs that begin shooting tires?

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

5. Where does the driver of the first pushcart destroyed in the war land?

(see the answer key)

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