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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attends the meeting called by The Three following the poker game at Maxie Hammerman's?
(a) All the truck drivers.
(b) The Three and the Police Commissioner.
(c) All the pushcart vendors.
(d) The Three and the Mayor.

2. How many people are arrested on Beecker Street?
(a) None.
(b) Forty.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) Fourteen.

3. What is the date when Big Moe calls the Mayor with the news that he'll settle with the pushcarts?
(a) May 4.
(b) July 4.
(c) June 4.
(d) September 4.

4. Where is Wenda Gambling when the raid occurs?
(a) At Posey's.
(b) At Maxie's.
(c) In Africa.
(d) At home.

5. How many divisions do the pushcart vendors form on the day of the peace march?
(a) Two .
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

6. Why is Mack arrested?
(a) Endangering pedestrians.
(b) Reckless driving.
(c) Drunken driving.
(d) Attempted murder.

7. Why does Maxie say it's better to have enemies you already know?
(a) The Police Commissioner knows who they are.
(b) It's easier to guess what they'll do.
(c) You already have their addresses.
(d) They aren't as mean as some people.

8. What prompts the many letters to the editor about the pushcarts?
(a) The story of Mack hitting General Anna.
(b) The photo of Mack hitting Morris the Florist.
(c) The photo of Mack hitting Harry the Hot Dog.
(d) The story of Mack hitting Frank the Flower.

9. Who is driving the truck that encounters the division on Greene Street?
(a) Albert P. Mack.
(b) Maxie Hammerman.
(c) Big Moe.
(d) Louie Livergeen.

10. What does the second grade class of Public School 42 say they'll miss if the pushcarts aren't allowed to operate?
(a) Apples for their teacher.
(b) Ice cream for themselves.
(c) Cardboard boxes for their school supplies.
(d) Peanuts for the squirrels on their playground.

11. What is the name of the girl who says she now wants to be a Pushcart Queen?
(a) Melissa Cudd.
(b) Alicia Hammerman.
(c) Alice Myles.
(d) Mary Margaret.

12. What is written on General Anna's statue?
(a) General Anna.
(b) The Pushcart Queen.
(c) She Won the War.
(d) By Hand.

13. What does Maxie say is the purpose of the red pins in the map?
(a) To mark when hot dog vendors sold more than a dozen dogs.
(b) To mark when the pushcarts have a good day.
(c) To mark when there was a very minor pushcart accident.
(d) To mark when the trucks had a flat.

14. How long does it take for the truck tires to be repaired so that the trucks return to the streets?
(a) An hour.
(b) A day.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

15. Where is the recording of the interview between the Police Commissioner and Maxie Hammerman?
(a) Maxie's office.
(b) The New York City Police Department.
(c) Destroyed.
(d) Filed with the newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the restaurant owner say he wants added to the charges against Mack?

2. Who breaks Maxie Hammerman's radio?

3. Who claims ownership of the pea shooters after the Pea Tack Squad finds them?

4. How many hands of poker does Eddie say Maxie played to win the $60,000?

5. Who does the Police Commissioner report to after his interview with Maxie Hammerman?

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