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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Professor Lyman Cumberly's explanation for the attitude of the truck drivers of New York City?
(a) The Mammoth Movers Theory of Traffic.
(b) The Big Truck Theory of Relativity.
(c) The Large Object Theory of History.
(d) The Huge Item Theory of Ancient Greece.

2. How long has Morris the Florist been in business at the opening of the pushcart war?
(a) Four months.
(b) Fourteen days.
(c) Forty-three years.
(d) Fourteen years.

3. Who comes up with the idea of how to fight the trucks?
(a) Old Anna.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Eddie Maroney.
(d) Maxie Hammerman.

4. How many tires does Frank the Flower really believe he has killed?
(a) Seven or Eight.
(b) Fourteen or Fifteen.
(c) Seventy or Eighty.
(d) Seventeen or Eighteen.

5. When does Joey Kafflis make entries into a diary?
(a) During meetings.
(b) While he's stalled in traffic.
(c) Every morning.
(d) After work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Professor Lyman Cumberly say prompted the pushcart war?

2. Why doesn't Morris the Florist ever go above Twenty-third Street?

3. Which of the following is not a member of "The Three?"

4. What does Old Anna say the real menace is?

5. When does Frank the Flower get arrested?

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