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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wenda Gambling say there is a traffic problem in New York?
(a) There are too many big trucks.
(b) There are too many immovable objects.
(c) There are too many taxis.
(d) There are too many pedestrians.

2. Who is the driver of the truck that hits the first truck of the pushcart war?
(a) Mark the Pickle Seller.
(b) Albert P. Mack.
(c) Marvin Seely.
(d) Morris the Florist.

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

4. How many peas and pins do the pushcart vendors decide they must buy?
(a) A ton of each.
(b) None, they'll build the pins and grow the peas.
(c) A half ton of each.
(d) As many as they can grow.

5. How long does Old Anna say she has been selling her apples and pears?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Forty-five years.
(d) Fourteen years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Morris the Florist been in business at the opening of the pushcart war?

2. What is written on Eddie Moroney's pushcart?

3. What happened to the enlargement of Marvin Seely's picture of the first incident of the pushcart war?

4. How does Carlos present his idea to the rest of the pushcart vendors?

5. When does Joey Kafflis make entries into a diary?

(see the answer key)

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