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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 Maxie say is the purpose of the map of New York City that was found in his shop?
(a) He says it's a map he uses to track the number of pushcart accidents.
(b) He says it's a map he uses to track pushcart business.
(c) He says it's a map he uses to track flats.
(d) He says it's a map he uses to track hot dog vendors.

2. Who does Wenda Gambling marry?
(a) Joey Kafflis.
(b) Maxie Hammerman.
(c) Albert P. Mack.
(d) Emmet P. Cudd.

3. What is the public property destruction the Mayor mentions?
(a) The diner.
(b) The fire hydrant.
(c) Mack's load of goods.
(d) The pushcarts.

4. What is the name of the girl who says she now wants to be a Pushcart Queen?
(a) Mary Margaret.
(b) Melissa Cudd.
(c) Alice Myles.
(d) Alicia Hammerman.

5. How much warning does Maxie Hammerman have that the Pea Tack Squad are going to raid his shop in search of pea pins?
(a) None.
(b) An hour.
(c) Two days.
(d) Thirty minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Jerusalem spend the night?

2. Where does Mack first stop his truck?

3. How many divisions do the pushcart vendors form on the day of the peace march?

4. How long does the author say has passed since the pushcart war?

5. What does Maxie Hammerman use to write the words "war chest" on the side of his tool box?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the reaction of the pushcart vendors after Maxie is arrested?

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

4. How does Maxie Hammerman explain away the notations he'd made on the map about the names of pushcart vendors and the numbers?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is the truce so much harder on the pushcart vendors than on the truck drivers?

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