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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. How many trucks have flats during the first few minutes of the attack?

2. What is Morris the Florist's pushcart number?

3. What does Mack believe to be the explanation behind the flats?

4. How many tacks are purchased the day after the tax is repealed?

5. How many of his 72 trucks is laid up on a single day, according to Big Moe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mayor Emmett P. Cudd's interest in the trucking companies?

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

4. What is the condition of Posey's plant after the Pea Tack Squad comes in?

5. What is Big Moe's argument that Frank the Flower can't be responsible for all the flats?

6. How does Mr. Posey's resistance to being closed by the Pea Tack Squad result in the discovery that the pushcart vendors are behind the flats?

7. What do the terms "Don't be a truck" and "You're a crackpot" come to mean after the arrest of Frank the Flower?

8. How does Mr. Jerusalem become involved in the war?

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

10. What happens to Wenda Gambling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There's a theory that if fewer trucks were on the street, the remaining trucks could make their deliveries in less time. Is this a viable answer to the congestion problem? Support your answer with examples other than traffic.

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

Some people, including Big Moe, come to believe there are more people involved in the flats than just Frank the Flower. Describe why those people believe Frank wasn't working alone and why some people want to believe it was only Frank. Compare the group of people who would believe in a conspiracy theory to those who don't. What are the basic differences between the two groups?

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