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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 the Mayor say about the meeting between The Three and Maxie Hammerman?
2. What do the truck drivers threaten to do if the Mayor doesn't meet their demands?
3. Who built General Anna's pushcart?
4. Where is the statue of General Anna?
5. What do people throw at the trucks on Beecker Street?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Maxie's plan to deal with The Three?
2. What is it that goes through Mack's mind and makes him crash into the pushcarts?
3. List two ways the movie of the pushcart war differed from the actual events.
4. What are some of the complaints posed by the letters to the editor?
5. How do the notes come to the attention of the pushcart vendors?
6. What is the reaction of the pushcart vendors after Maxie is arrested?
7. What is Frank the Flower's confession after the raid on Maxie's and why does the Police Commissioner want to believe it?
8. What is the Flower Formula and what does Professor Cumberly say could be done with that formula?
9. Describe the meeting between the truck drivers and the pushcart vendors led by Harry Hot Dog and Mr. Jerusalem.
10. What happens to Morris the Florist during the march?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Who are The Three? What are their lives like in the city? What details are given about each of them to describe their personalities?
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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