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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 does General Anna say should be a condition of the peace?

2. How many police cars are sent to the scene at Beecker Street?

3. Where does Mr. Jerusalem spend the night?

4. What kind of truck is Mack driving?

5. What happens to make Mack lose control of his truck?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the notes come to the attention of the pushcart vendors?

2. What is Maxie's theory of war with regard to money?

3. What are some of the complaints posed by the letters to the editor?

4. What role do the pushcart vendors play in the battle at Beecker Street?

5. What does Frank know about the pushcart war and how does he know these details?

6. What is Mack's reaction to being locked up so close to Frank the Flower?

7. Who is Alice Myles and what is Maxie Hammerman's reaction to her?

8. What are the four demands made by the truckers in their manifesto?

9. Describe the meeting between the truck drivers and the pushcart vendors led by Harry Hot Dog and Mr. Jerusalem.

10. What is the Flower Formula and what does Professor Cumberly say could be done with that formula?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Peace March? Describe the march and the events that occur during the march. What happens to make the march less than peaceful?

Essay Topic 2

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.?

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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