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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the public property destruction the Mayor mentions?
(a) The fire hydrant.
(b) Mack's load of goods.
(c) The pushcarts.
(d) The diner.

2. Why does the Police Commissioner go to Mack's cell?
(a) He has complaints from Frank the Flower.
(b) He wants to see if Mack is ready to give up.
(c) He has complaints from the officers.
(d) He hears Mack's yelling from his office.

3. How many pushcarts gather on Bleecker Street the day after the pushcart war officially ends?
(a) One hundred and thirty.
(b) Three.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Thirteen.

4. Where is Ms. Portlett taking shorthand classes?
(a) Seward Park High School.
(b) South Park High School.
(c) South Pacific High School.
(d) Streetsboro High School.

5. Where do the pushcart vendors meet to discuss the situation?
(a) At Wenda Gambling's house.
(b) At Maxie's.
(c) Under Manhattan Bridge.
(d) At Posey's.

6. Where does Mack first stop his truck?
(a) About a block from the pushcarts.
(b) About ten feet from the pushcarts.
(c) About thirty feet from the pushcarts.
(d) About a foot from the pushcarts.

7. Who does the Police Commissioner report to after his interview with Maxie Hammerman?
(a) That Maxie will eventually break under the pressure.
(b) That he sees no reason to keep Maxie in jail.
(c) That he doesn't know what to think.
(d) That he believes Maxie is lying.

8. What do people throw at the trucks on Beecker Street?
(a) Tomatoes and melons.
(b) All kinds of fruits and vegetables.
(c) Cabbage and lettuce.
(d) Canteloupes and apples.

9. How many pushcarts are destroyed?
(a) About eighty.
(b) None.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) About eight.

10. What are Eddie and Maxie drinking after the card game?
(a) Root beer.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Cream soda.

11. What is the date when Big Moe calls the Mayor with the news that he'll settle with the pushcarts?
(a) May 4.
(b) June 4.
(c) September 4.
(d) July 4.

12. Why does the Police Commissioner say he cannot arrest all the pushcart vendors?
(a) There aren't enough cells to house them.
(b) The truckers would go on strike.
(c) They will sue the city.
(d) The people would be angry.

13. What is the name of the girl who says she now wants to be a Pushcart Queen?
(a) Melissa Cudd.
(b) Alicia Hammerman.
(c) Mary Margaret.
(d) Alice Myles.

14. How many people are arrested on Beecker Street?
(a) None.
(b) Forty.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) Fourteen.

15. What kind of truck is Mack driving?
(a) A Pushcart Mammoth.
(b) A Baby Mammoth.
(c) A Mama Mammoth.
(d) A Mighty Mammoth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attends the meeting called by The Three following the poker game at Maxie Hammerman's?

2. How much does Maxie win during the game?

3. What happens to make Mack lose control of his truck?

4. What does Maxie say he's paying for with the check he writes to Big Moe?

5. What does General Anna say should be a condition of the peace?

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