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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is "The Day the Traffic Stopped?"
(a) A television program.
(b) A theory.
(c) A radio program.
(d) A book.
2. What color are the pea shooters?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.
3. What is one theory about how Frank could have caused all the flats?
(a) He had a helicopter.
(b) He had a car .
(c) He was a very good shot.
(d) He could run very fast.
4. What does one man suggest Mr. Posey might be hiding in the pea packages?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Pins.
(c) Diamonds .
(d) Tacks.
5. When does Joey Kafflis make entries into a diary?
(a) Every morning.
(b) After work.
(c) While he's stalled in traffic.
(d) During meetings.
Short Answer Questions
1. Behind what kind of truck does Wenda Gambling get stuck?
2. What has General Anna discovered about her ability to aim?
3. What is the name of the company where the peas were purchased?
4. What does the truck driver call Mr. Jerusalem's pushcart?
5. What is the Pea Tack Squad looking at when they discover Wenda Gambling's order for peas?
Short Essay Questions
1. Big Moe talks about the fear that the women will become involved in the situation. Why does Big Moe believe women will become involved and what does he say will be the outcome if they do?
2. What is the condition of Posey's plant after the Pea Tack Squad comes in?
3. What is Big Moe's argument that Frank the Flower can't be responsible for all the flats?
4. What is another name for the first incident of the pushcart war and why?
5. What do the terms "Don't be a truck" and "You're a crackpot" come to mean after the arrest of Frank the Flower?
6. During the secret meeting of "The Three" big trucking companies, a man named Joey Kafflis makes a comment about the pushcarts. What is Joey's position on the pushcarts?
7. How does Mr. Jerusalem become involved in the war?
8. What is the pea blockade and who starts it?
9. How and why does Frank the Flower take the blame for all the flat tires?
10. What is the attitude of the pushcart vendors toward the tacks tax?
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