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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. Who does Maxie say has the record for the most hits?
2. Who is the owner of the pushcart that is the first victim of the pushcart war?
3. Who questions Frank the Flower once he's at the police station?
4. What is the name of Professor Lyman Cumberly's explanation for the attitude of the truck drivers of New York City?
5. Who does Big Moe call to complain about the Police Commissioner?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mr. Posey's resistance to being closed by the Pea Tack Squad result in the discovery that the pushcart vendors are behind the flats?
2. 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?
3. How does Carlos come up with the idea of how to fight the trucks?
4. What happens to Wenda Gambling?
5. Who shot a woman with a pea pin and why?
6. Give a basic overview of the "peanut butter speech."
7. What is the attitude of the pushcart vendors with regard to the children taking up their war against the trucks?
8. How and why does Frank the Flower take the blame for all the flat tires?
9. What is the reaction of people who see a truck with a flat?
10. What is the attitude of the truckers who are doing business in New York during the weeks prior to the pushcart war?
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 relationship between Mr. Jerusalem and Solomon Livergreen. What is is about that relationship that prompts Mr. Jerusalem to become involved in the war by shooting out truck tires?
Essay Topic 3
Who is the Pushcart King? What is his role in the lives of the vendors? There's another person interested in his work as the story draws to a close. Who is that person and what does the Pushcart King think about it?
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