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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the policeman asks Frank about the pea shooter, what is Frankie's explanation?
(a) That it's a straw.
(b) That it's his son's pea shooter.
(c) That it's a pencil.
(d) That he won't answer the question.

2. How many sections of the city report flats once they begin occurring again?
(a) One.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. What does the mayor initially propose to do to stop the pea shooters?
(a) Tax tacks for crackpots.
(b) Tax tacks for anyone over ten.
(c) Tax tacks for pushcart vendors.
(d) Tax tacks for anyone under 21.

4. What does the newspaper advertisement say about the hat?
(a) That Wenda Gambling is wearing them.
(b) That it's a traffic stopper.
(c) That there is a limited supply.
(d) That they're soon going to be sold out.

5. What do the trucking company owners do when the casualties get too high?
(a) Tax the tacks.
(b) Hire spotters to watch for pea shooters.
(c) Buy more tires.
(d) Take their trucks off the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the public property destruction the Mayor mentions?

2. What does the mayor and city council eventually decide as a way of trying to stop the pea shooters?

3. What is the name of the girl who says she now wants to be a Pushcart Queen?

4. Where does Mr. Jerusalem spend the night?

5. What does Larry Gilbert, age 8, say he'll miss if the pushcarts aren't allowed to operate?

(see the answer key)

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