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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Mr. Posey sell most of his peas?
(a) Pushcart vendors.
(b) Big packaging companies.
(c) Housewives.
(d) Restaurants.

3. 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.

4. What does Wenda Gambling have to eat on the night after she gets stuck behind the truck?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Oatmeal cookies.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Dry oatmeal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the driver of the truck that hits the first truck of the pushcart war?

2. Who does Big Moe call to complain about the Police Commissioner?

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

4. What is one theory about how Frank could have caused all the flats?

5. How many flats does Maxie say General Anna has caused?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Frank the Flower take the blame for all the flat tires?

2. What does the Pea Tack Squad tell the packaging companies to convince them that they should shut down?

3. What is Big Moe's argument that Frank the Flower can't be responsible for all the flats?

4. How does Mr. Jerusalem become involved in the war?

5. How does Mr. Posey's resistance to being closed by the Pea Tack Squad result in the discovery that the pushcart vendors are behind the flats?

6. How does Carlos come up with the idea of how to fight the trucks?

7. What is another name for the first incident of the pushcart war and why?

8. What is the reaction of people who see a truck with a flat?

9. What is the purpose of the map on the wall at Maxie Hammerman's?

10. Describe the incident that begins the pushcart war.

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