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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. How many people are arrested on Beecker Street?
2. Why does the Police Commissioner go to Mack's cell?
3. How do the pushcart vendors learn about the Mayor's decision regarding pushcarts?
4. Where does Ms. Portlette sit to take notes of the meeting?
5. What is the fifth clause of the peace treaty?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Alice Myles and what is Maxie Hammerman's reaction to her?
2. What is Frank the Flower's confession after the raid on Maxie's and why does the Police Commissioner want to believe it?
3. What role do the pushcart vendors play in the battle at Beecker Street?
4. What does General Anna say to Maxie Hammerman when she sees the repairs done to her pushcart, and what is Maxie's reaction?
5. What are some of the complaints posed by the letters to the editor?
6. What is the reaction of the pushcart vendors after Maxie is arrested?
7. What does Frank know about the pushcart war and how does he know these details?
8. How does Maxie Hammerman explain away the notations he'd made on the map about the names of pushcart vendors and the numbers?
9. What is the attitude of Mayor Emmet P. Cudd to the many letters to the editor being printed in the newspapers?
10. Why does Maxie Hammerman say he won't give the shorthand notes on the meeting of The Three to the newspaper?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 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?
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