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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 happened to the enlargement of Marvin Seely's picture of the first incident of the pushcart war?

2. Where had Wenda Gambling requested that the one ton of peas be delivered?

3. Who has the idea to take up a collection to buy Morris a new pushcart?

4. What does Wenda Gambling have to eat on the night after she gets stuck behind the truck?

5. What does Morris the Florist begin offering at a discount to children under ten?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the tactic being used by General Anna to cause flats and why?

6. During the secret meeting of "The Three" big trucking companies, a man named Joey Kafflis makes a comment about the pushcarts. What is Joey's position on the pushcarts?

7. 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.

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

9. What is the attitude of the truckers who are doing business in New York during the weeks prior to the pushcart war?

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

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

List five pushcart vendors. Tell about the lives of each, including whatever details are available in the story. Do these seem like happy people? What makes you think so?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Buddy Wisser? What is his role in the pushcart war? Was his role vital to the outcome of the war? What might have happened if Wisser hadn't been in the right place at the right time?

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