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

2. Where does the Police Commissioner put his gun after the arrival of The Three?
(a) In his pocket.
(b) On the table.
(c) In his holster.
(d) In his car.

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

4. Where does Buddy Wisser come up with his proposal?
(a) From Frank the Flower.
(b) From Wenda Gambling.
(c) From Big Moe.
(d) From General Anna.

5. What is the date of the opening of the Pushcart Peace Conference?
(a) July 13.
(b) May 12.
(c) July 5.
(d) July 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the statue of General Anna?

4. What is used as trophies for anyone who hits the target in the middle of the dart board?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Flower Formula and what does Professor Cumberly say could be done with that formula?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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