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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. When does Joey Kafflis make entries into a diary?

2. How long is it before the pushcart vendors know the truckers have declared war?

3. What is the purpose of the spotters who ride on the hoods of some trucks?

4. What is "The Day the Traffic Stopped?"

5. Who are the last motorists to become frightened of the trucks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the incident that begins the pushcart war.

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

4. Who shot a woman with a pea pin and why?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

What prompts the war and what keeps it going? Did either side have options other than the actions they took? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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