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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what theatre is the presentation of Chapter 5 located?
(a) Ford's Theatre.
(b) The National Theatre.
(c) The Ambassador.
(d) The Arena.

2. What is Mailer doing in Chapter 5 when a Time Magazine correspondent approaches him?
(a) Vomiting out the window.
(b) Sleeping in the aisle.
(c) Urinating on the floor.
(d) Trying to punch Paul Goodman.

3. In Chapter 3, Mailer states that left-wing groups should choose names similar to what?
(a) Right-wing groups.
(b) Religious sects.
(c) Motorcycle gangs.
(d) Fortune 500 companies.

4. With whom does Mailer get into a shouting matching in Chapter 6?
(a) de Grazia.
(b) A heckler.
(c) The Time Magazine reporter.
(d) The hostess of the party.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?
(a) He does not want to be struck.
(b) He does not want to be shot.
(c) He does not want to be maced.
(d) He does not want to be arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lowell, Mailer, and Macdonald go after the card return in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mailer forget to give back to the hostess when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer agree to do the protest?

4. What does Mailer intimate about his drinking the night before Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 2, what drug does Mailer repeatedly decry?

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