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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. Why does the Police Commissioner say he cannot arrest all the pushcart vendors?
(a) The truckers would go on strike.
(b) There aren't enough cells to house them.
(c) They will sue the city.
(d) The people would be angry.

2. What is used as darts for Frank's dartboard?
(a) Darts.
(b) Darning needles.
(c) Push pins.
(d) Pea tacks.

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

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

5. What does Buddy Wisser propose as a compromise to the number of trucks allowed in the city?
(a) The Truck Formula.
(b) The Flower Formula.
(c) The Truck/Pushcart Formula.
(d) The Big Truck/Little Truck Theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Maxie win during the game?

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

3. Where does Maxie say he plans to be when The Three come to his shop?

4. What is the fifth clause of the peace treaty?

5. What does Larry Gilbert, age 8, say he'll miss if the pushcarts aren't allowed to operate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the annual festival named for the Battle at Beecker Street and why?

3. What does General Anna say to Maxie Hammerman when she sees the repairs done to her pushcart, and what is Maxie's reaction?

4. What is it that goes through Mack's mind and makes him crash into the pushcarts?

5. What happens to Morris the Florist during the march?

6. What role do the pushcart vendors play in the battle at Beecker Street?

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

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

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

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

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