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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. Where do the pushcarts usually gather on Bleecker Street?
(a) At Sunset Street.
(b) Between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
(c) On the corner next to the Park.
(d) Between Sixtieth and Seventieth Avenues.

2. What does the Police Commissioner say will happen to anyone who breaks the truce?
(a) They'll be banned from the city.
(b) They'll be arrested.
(c) They'll have their license taken away.
(d) They'll have their pushcart smashed.

3. What is used as trophies for anyone who hits the target in the middle of the dart board?
(a) A button.
(b) A darning needle.
(c) A flower.
(d) A pea tack.

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

5. Which of the divisions runs into trouble during the peace march?
(a) The one led By Papa Peretz.
(b) The one led by General Anna.
(c) The one led by Mr. Jerusalem.
(d) The one led by Harry Hot Dog.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the date when Big Moe calls the Mayor with the news that he'll settle with the pushcarts?

3. What does Maxie tell the Police Commissioner he meant by the notation "By Hand" beside Anna's name?

4. How does General Anna get a message in to Maxie?

5. What does Maxie say he's paying for with the check he writes to Big Moe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the plan presented by Mr. Jerusalem?

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

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

5. What does Frank know about the pushcart war and how does he know these details?

6. Who is Alice Myles and what is Maxie Hammerman's reaction to her?

7. What are the four demands made by the truckers in their manifesto?

8. How does Maxie explain his consistent winnings at the poker table?

9. Why does Miriam Portlette take notes of the meeting of The Three?

10. What does Maxie Hammerman tell the pushcart vendors they must do now, and what is the significance of that order to Mr. Jerusalem?

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