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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 the title of the newspaper article that says the pushcart war is over?
(a) Woe to the Pushcarts.
(b) The Death of the Pushcarts.
(c) The End of the Pushcart Era.
(d) Pushcarts Win.

2. What plot is the result of a meeting by The Three.
(a) To use tougher tires.
(b) To bribe kids to stop causing tires.
(c) To tear up pushcarts.
(d) To kidnap Maxie Hammerman.

3. What are Eddie and Maxie drinking after the card game?
(a) Root beer.
(b) Cream soda.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

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

5. How much does Maxie win during the game?
(a) $14.50.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $183.25.
(d) $13,600.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for the truck tires to be repaired so that the trucks return to the streets?

2. Where is the statue of General Anna?

3. Where is Ms. Portlett taking shorthand classes?

4. Where does Buddy Wisser come up with his proposal?

5. What is written on General Anna's statue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the attitude of Mayor Emmet P. Cudd to the many letters to the editor being printed in the newspapers?

4. List at least four of the conditions of the peace treaty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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