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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. Where does Mr. Jerusalem spend the night?
(a) Maxie's shop.
(b) At his apartment.
(c) Genearl Anna's.
(d) In the park as usual.

2. What is the date of the opening of the Pushcart Peace Conference?
(a) July 4.
(b) July 5.
(c) July 13.
(d) May 12.

3. What does General Anna say should be a condition of the peace?
(a) That there be only big trucks in the city.
(b) That there be only trains in the city.
(c) That there be no trucks in the city.
(d) That there be only taxis in the city.

4. How many hands of poker does Eddie say Maxie played to win the $60,000?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) He doesn't say.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five .

5. Why does Ms. Portlette not stay until the end of the meeting?
(a) She has three more offices to map.
(b) Her pencil broke.
(c) She is tired of sitting.
(d) She has run out of paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are arrested on Beecker Street?

2. Where does Mack first stop his truck?

3. Where do the pushcart vendors meet to discuss the situation?

4. What is Papa Peretz doing at 10:05?

5. What does the Police Commissioner say will happen to anyone who breaks the truce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maxie Hammerman say when the Police Commissioner asks why Maxie is called the Pushcart King?

2. What is Mack's reaction to being locked up so close to Frank the Flower?

3. List two ways the movie of the pushcart war differed from the actual events.

4. What does Frank know about the pushcart war and how does he know these details?

5. What is it that goes through Mack's mind and makes him crash into the pushcarts?

6. What is the plan presented by Mr. Jerusalem?

7. Describe the meeting between the truck drivers and the pushcart vendors led by Harry Hot Dog and Mr. Jerusalem.

8. What happens to Morris the Florist during the march?

9. What does the Police Commissioner say is wrong with following the demands of the truckers?

10. How does Maxie Hammerman explain away the notations he'd made on the map about the names of pushcart vendors and the numbers?

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