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

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

3. How many trucks have flats during the first few minutes of the attack?
(a) Ninety-seven.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Seventy-nine.

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

5. On what date does the Mayor order the Pea Blockade?
(a) May 11.
(b) May 17.
(c) May 4.
(d) May 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Big Moe's first explanation for the number of flats?

2. How many Mighty Mammoths does the mayor use to blockage entrances into the city?

3. Who is the world's largest producer of tacks?

4. Who does Maxie say has the record for the most hits?

5. Where do the pushcart vendors hide their ammunition following Frank's arrest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. There is a free newspaper that reports that pushcarts are "unsanitary." What other things has this same reporter called unsanitary and why does he make these statements.

3. What happens to Wenda Gambling?

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

5. Describe the incident that begins the pushcart war.

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

7. During the secret meeting of "The Three" big trucking companies, a man named Joey Kafflis makes a comment about the pushcarts. What is Joey's position on the pushcarts?

8. What is the tactic being used by General Anna to cause flats and why?

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

10. How does England get drawn into the battle regarding the tax on tacks?

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