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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the purpose of the spotters who ride on the hoods of some trucks?
2. Who turns Frank the Flower in for shooting tires?
3. How many tacks are purchased the day after the tax is repealed?
4. Who is the driver of the truck that hits the first truck of the pushcart war?
5. How long is it before the pushcart vendors know the truckers have declared war?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Pea Tack Squad tell the packaging companies to convince them that they should shut down?
2. How does England get drawn into the battle regarding the tax on tacks?
3. What is the purpose of the map on the wall at Maxie Hammerman's?
4. Give a basic overview of the "peanut butter speech."
5. What is the pea blockade and who starts it?
6. How does Mr. Jerusalem become involved in the war?
7. Describe the incident that begins the pushcart war.
8. Why is Wenda Gambing included on the panel of traffic experts attempting to explain why the traffic had come to a complete standstill?
9. What is the attitude of the pushcart vendors with regard to the children taking up their war against the trucks?
10. How does Old Anna come to be known as General Anna?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Albert P. Mack? How is he involved in the opening events of the war? What eventually becomes of him? Why do you believe this happens to him?
Essay Topic 2
There comes a point where children get involved in the battle by shooting out truck tires with pea shooters. What happens to the language people use as this situation evolves? Describe this "language," including the code names and how it might have impacted the language of the people of the period. Do you consider the sayings funny?
Essay Topic 3
Who is the Pushcart King? What is his role in the lives of the vendors? There's another person interested in his work as the story draws to a close. Who is that person and what does the Pushcart King think about it?
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