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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Morris the Florist ever go above Twenty-third Street?
(a) People there don't buy flowers .
(b) There is too much traffic.
(c) It's too far to walk.
(d) That's Frank the Flower's territory.

2. Who tells the Mayor that the tax has to be lifted?
(a) Tacks manufacturers.
(b) The President.
(c) Teachers.
(d) The pushcart vendors.

3. What happens after the lady driver tells the cab driver "Well done" for hitting her car?
(a) He pays for her repairs.
(b) He marries her.
(c) All the above.
(d) He tows her for repairs.

4. Where had Wenda Gambling requested that the one ton of peas be delivered?
(a) Wenda Gamblin's pea farm.
(b) Wenda Gambling's studio.
(c) Maxie Hammerman's shop.
(d) Wenda Gamblin's apartment.

5. Which of the following is not a member of "The Three?"
(a) Joe Lilly.
(b) Moe Mammoth.
(c) Louie Livergreen.
(d) Walter Sweet.

6. What is Morris the Florist's pushcart number?
(a) X-105.
(b) BR-229.
(c) X-RAY.
(d) FLWR-10.

7. Who is the world's largest producer of tacks?
(a) England.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Teachers.
(d) The puchcart vendors.

8. What do the Posey's use as weapons in their attempt to keep the Pea Tack Squad out?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Sacks of peas.
(c) Pea shooters.
(d) Locks.

9. Who is ordered to search incoming trucks for shipments of peas?
(a) The pushcart vendors.
(b) The store owners.
(c) The police.
(d) The truck drivers.

10. Who are the last motorists to become frightened of the trucks?
(a) The pedestrians.
(b) The movie stars.
(c) The pushcart vendors.
(d) The taxi drivers.

11. What is the Pea Tack Squad looking at when they discover Wenda Gambling's order for peas?
(a) The company's telephone records.
(b) The bags of peas.
(c) The canceled checks.
(d) The company ledgers.

12. What is the name of the company where the peas were purchased?
(a) Posey's Pea Company.
(b) The Pea Place.
(c) Wenda Gambling.
(d) The Black-Eyed Pea.

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

14. What happened to the enlargement of Marvin Seely's picture of the first incident of the pushcart war?
(a) It was destroyed.
(b) It's in the Museum of the City of New York.
(c) It's in Buddy Wiser's office.
(d) It was used in court.

15. How many flats does Maxie say General Anna has caused?
(a) Forty.
(b) None.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the policeman asks Frank about the pea shooter, what is Frankie's explanation?

3. Who buys the pins and peas for the pushcart vendors?

4. Prior to the sale of the ton of peas to the pushcart vendors, what had been Mr. Posey's largest sale?

5. What does Morris the Florist begin offering at a discount to children under ten?

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