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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. What does Larry Gilbert, age 8, say he'll miss if the pushcarts aren't allowed to operate?
(a) Pretzels to feed the ducks.
(b) Peanuts to feed the squirrels.
(c) Ice cream to feed your his sister.
(d) Hot dogs to feed his puppy.

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

3. What is Papa Peretz doing at 10:05?
(a) Setlling flowers.
(b) Selling hot dogs.
(c) Selling pretzels.
(d) Walting with a customer.

4. What does Papa Paretz give each of the truck drivers who agree to their terms?
(a) A handful of flowers.
(b) A hot dog.
(c) An apple and a pear.
(d) A bag of pretzels.

5. How do the pushcart vendors learn about the Mayor's decision regarding pushcarts?
(a) They see a television address.
(b) They read it in the newspaper.
(c) They hear a radio address.
(d) The police arrive with the news.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Police Commissioner advise the Mayor to do?

2. Where does Ms. Portlette sit to take notes of the meeting?

3. What does Eddie say the pushcart vendors would have done if Maxie had been kidnapped?

4. What happens to General Anna's pushcart?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. List the main points of the Mayor's address regarding the peace march.

2. Describe the meeting between the truck drivers and the pushcart vendors led by Harry Hot Dog and Mr. Jerusalem.

3. What is Maxie's theory of war with regard to money?

4. What is Frank the Flower's confession after the raid on Maxie's and why does the Police Commissioner want to believe it?

5. What does Maxie Hammerman say when the Police Commissioner asks why Maxie is called the Pushcart King?

6. List two ways the movie of the pushcart war differed from the actual events.

7. What are some of the complaints posed by the letters to the editor?

8. Why does Maxie Hammerman say he won't give the shorthand notes on the meeting of The Three to the newspaper?

9. How do the notes come to the attention of the pushcart vendors?

10. What is Mack's reaction to being locked up so close to Frank the Flower?

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