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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 has General Anna discovered about her ability to aim?

2. Where is Wenda Gambling headed when she gets caught up behind the truck?

3. Who is it that gives away boxes of tacks to his customers?

4. What does the mayor initially propose to do to stop the pea shooters?

5. What does Old Anna say the real menace is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the map on the wall at Maxie Hammerman's?

2. How does Old Anna come to be known as General Anna?

3. How does England get drawn into the battle regarding the tax on tacks?

4. What is the attitude of people who find the trucks off the streets?

5. Who is it that people believe to be the source of the traffic problem?

6. Why is Wenda Gambing included on the panel of traffic experts attempting to explain why the traffic had come to a complete standstill?

7. What does the Pea Tack Squad tell the packaging companies to convince them that they should shut down?

8. What is the attitude of the pushcart vendors with regard to the children taking up their war against the trucks?

9. What is another name for the first incident of the pushcart war and why?

10. What is the pea blockade and who starts it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the major points of the Truck Driver's Manifesto? What are the main points of the compromise that comes from the Peace Conference? Compare the Truck Driver's Manifesto to the document that comes out of the Peace Conference.

Essay Topic 2

Relate the story of Frank the Flower's interview with the Police Commissioner. Compare that with the Commissioner's interview with Maxie Hammerman. How do the two men manage to twist things to put themselves in a good light?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Mr. Jerusalem and Solomon Livergreen. What is is about that relationship that prompts Mr. Jerusalem to become involved in the war by shooting out truck tires?

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