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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 does the mayor initially propose to do to stop the pea shooters?

2. Who questions Frank the Flower once he's at the police station?

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

4. What color are the pea shooters?

5. What is one theory about how Frank could have caused all the flats?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the attitude of the pushcart vendors toward the tacks tax?

7. Big Moe talks about the fear that the women will become involved in the situation. Why does Big Moe believe women will become involved and what does he say will be the outcome if they do?

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

9. There is a free newspaper that reports that pushcarts are "unsanitary." What other things has this same reporter called unsanitary and why does he make these statements.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are The Three? What are their lives like in the city? What details are given about each of them to describe their personalities?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Joey Kafflis? What is the document Joey produces that provides an inside look into the pushcart war? Describe what Joey writes in this document.

Essay Topic 3

What is the Peace March? Describe the march and the events that occur during the march. What happens to make the march less than peaceful?

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