1. Why do you think the Police Commissioner put his hand on his  gun when the bullet-proof Italian sports car was mentioned?

2. Do you think that the Peace March was a good or bad idea after what happened? Why?

3. Who do you think created the most damage during the Pushcart War, the pushcarts or the trucks? Why?

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4. How do you think things would turn out if Mr. Jerusalem decided to break the truce and start war?

5, What would you think if you were a pushcart peddler and Maxie Hammerman never existed?

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6. What qualities does General Anna show that makes her a general?

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7. Why did General Anna never want her pushcart fixed by electrical tools?

8. When many agreed with the pushcarts, why didn't they speak up?

9. How do you think the lives of the truck drivers would change if there was no Maxie Hammerman?

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10. What did the pushcarts fight the war for?

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11. Who was fighting who in the Battle of Bleecker St.? Was it a real battle?

12. Why did The Peace Conference decide that there were allowed to be trucks on the streets, but no bigger than a Baby Mammoth?

13. Do you think the truck driver companies or the truck drivers themselves realized that they were taking up too much space?

14. If the pushcart peddlers never existed and it was up to the other people of Manhattan to banish the trucks, what plan might the people come up with to banish the trucks?

15. How would the story be different if it was the taxis that were taking up the most space?

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