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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 public property destruction the Mayor mentions?
2. How many people does the Mayor say signed the manifesto?
3. What is the fifth clause of the peace treaty?
4. What does Papa Paretz give each of the truck drivers who agree to their terms?
5. What is the name of the girl who says she now wants to be a Pushcart Queen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is it that goes through Mack's mind and makes him crash into the pushcarts?
2. What is Maxie's theory of war with regard to money?
3. How do the notes come to the attention of the pushcart vendors?
4. Why does Maxie Hammerman say he won't give the shorthand notes on the meeting of The Three to the newspaper?
5. What does Maxie Hammerman tell the pushcart vendors they must do now, and what is the significance of that order to Mr. Jerusalem?
6. Describe the meeting between the truck drivers and the pushcart vendors led by Harry Hot Dog and Mr. Jerusalem.
7. What is the attitude of Mayor Emmet P. Cudd to the many letters to the editor being printed in the newspapers?
8. What does General Anna say to Maxie Hammerman when she sees the repairs done to her pushcart, and what is Maxie's reaction?
9. What is the plan presented by Mr. Jerusalem?
10. What does Maxie Hammerman say when the Police Commissioner asks why Maxie is called the Pushcart King?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Relate the story of Frank the Flower's interview with the Police Commissioner. Compare that with the Commissioner's interview with Maxie Hammerman. How do the two men manage to twist things to put themselves in a good light?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Miriam Portlette and how does she become involved in the situation? What is the document she produces? What are the contents of that document.?
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