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

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the three sizes of trucks operated by Mammoth Moving Company?

3. Who is the world's largest producer of tacks?

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

5. What is the fine that is imposed on anyone who leaves a truck parked for longer than an hour?

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 another name for the first incident of the pushcart war and why?

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

4. 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.

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

6. Describe the incident that begins the pushcart war.

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

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

9. What happens to Wenda Gambling?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a series of events after the truckers privately declare war on the pushcarts and prior to the pushcart vendors becoming aware of the situation. Describe these events. Could there have been something done at this point to stop the war?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the poker game arranged by Maxie Hammerman. Who attends? Why are each of them in attendance?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Mayor Elmer P. Cudd. What kind of person is he? List at least three times when the Mayor changes his position or requests the impossible in order to appease his constituents.

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