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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 prompts the many letters to the editor about the pushcarts?
2. What is the date when Big Moe calls the Mayor with the news that he'll settle with the pushcarts?
3. Why does Maxie say it's better to have enemies you already know?
4. What do people throw at the trucks on Beecker Street?
5. What is designed into the dart board in Frank's cell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Maxie Hammerman say he won't give the shorthand notes on the meeting of The Three to the newspaper?
2. What is the attitude of Mayor Emmet P. Cudd to the many letters to the editor being printed in the newspapers?
3. How does Maxie explain his consistent winnings at the poker table?
4. What does the Police Commissioner say is wrong with following the demands of the truckers?
5. Who is Alice Myles and what is Maxie Hammerman's reaction to her?
6. What is the Flower Formula and what does Professor Cumberly say could be done with that formula?
7. What does Maxie Hammerman tell the pushcart vendors they must do now, and what is the significance of that order to Mr. Jerusalem?
8. What role do the pushcart vendors play in the battle at Beecker Street?
9. What happens to Morris the Florist during the march?
10. Describe the meeting between the truck drivers and the pushcart vendors led by Harry Hot Dog and Mr. Jerusalem.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Albert P. Mack? How is he involved in the opening events of the war? What eventually becomes of him? Why do you believe this happens to him?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Some people, including Big Moe, come to believe there are more people involved in the flats than just Frank the Flower. Describe why those people believe Frank wasn't working alone and why some people want to believe it was only Frank. Compare the group of people who would believe in a conspiracy theory to those who don't. What are the basic differences between the two groups?
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