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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) Hot dogs to feed his puppy.
(c) Ice cream to feed your his sister.
(d) Peanuts to feed the squirrels.

2. Where is the recording of the interview between the Police Commissioner and Maxie Hammerman?
(a) Maxie's office.
(b) The New York City Police Department.
(c) Destroyed.
(d) Filed with the newspapers.

3. What is Maxie hauling on the day of the peace march?
(a) Punching bags.
(b) Crystal glasses.
(c) Punch bowls.
(d) Apples and pears.

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

5. 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 pea tack.
(d) A flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people throw at the trucks on Beecker Street?

2. Why does the Police Commissioner go to Mack's cell?

3. How do the pushcart vendors learn about the Mayor's decision regarding pushcarts?

4. What does Maxie say is the purpose of the gold pins?

5. What do the truck drivers threaten to do if the Mayor doesn't meet their demands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Maxie's plan to deal with The Three?

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

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

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

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

7. What does the Police Commissioner say is wrong with following the demands of the truckers?

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

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

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

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