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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 is the word the citizens of New York use to protest the tacks tax?

2. How long does Old Anna say she has been selling her apples and pears?

3. What kind of hat is being sold in the department store?

4. What has General Anna discovered about her ability to aim?

5. On what date does the Mayor order the Pea Blockade?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Carlos come up with the idea of how to fight the trucks?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Festival of Cantaloupes? How does it begin? How is it connected to the pushcart war? Why do you think the festival is still celebrated today?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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