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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

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 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.

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

3. What is the purpose of the spotters who ride on the hoods of some trucks?
(a) They are watching for pea pins in the guttters.
(b) They are watching for pushcart vendors.
(c) They are watching for pea pins falling from the sky.
(d) They are watching for other trucks.

4. Who is the owner of the pushcart that is the first victim of the pushcart war?
(a) Marvin Seely.
(b) Morris the Florist.
(c) Albert P. Mack.
(d) Mark the Pickle Seller.

5. What is the name of the company where the peas were purchased?
(a) The Black-Eyed Pea.
(b) Posey's Pea Company.
(c) The Pea Place.
(d) Wenda Gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Big Moe call to complain about the Police Commissioner?

2. What has General Anna discovered about her ability to aim?

3. How is Maxie Hammerman plotting the "battle?"

4. Who gives the famous "peanut butter speech?"

5. What does Joey Kifflis believe is the real reason for "the master plan?"

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