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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Mailer's writer friends is present in the Volkswagen with him in Chapter 2?
(a) None of them.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Paul Goodman.
(d) Robert Lowell.

2. What nationality is the "Nazi" who antagonizes Mailer in Chapter 2?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Italian.
(c) Norwegian.
(d) French.

3. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?
(a) The size of 5 football fields.
(b) As big as the Pentagon itself.
(c) Slightly smaller than the central mall.
(d) The size of a grocery store's parking lot.

4. In Chapter 1 of Book II, to whom does the "writer" pass the baton?
(a) The essayist.
(b) The historian.
(c) The journalist.
(d) The revolutionary.

5. In what month is the March held?
(a) July.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) October.

6. In Chapter 5, what is Mailer's mind racing to figure out?
(a) What Mitch Goodman is.
(b) The best way to get arrested.
(c) WHich set of camera's is CBS.
(d) Where the best shade is.

7. From what era of literature does Mailer saying he is drawing a convention in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Modernist Era.
(b) The Neoclassical Era.
(c) The Victorian Era.
(d) The Romantic Era.

8. Which of the following militant groups chooses to sit and hold their ground at the March?
(a) The Symbionese Liberation Army.
(b) The Weathermen.
(c) SDS.
(d) The Black Panthers.

9. What is the stated goal of the March, as articulated by the Steering Committee in Chapter 3?
(a) To shut down the war-making machine.
(b) To end the war in Vietnam.
(c) To raise awareness of illegal bombing in Laos and Cambodia.
(d) To draw attention to the cost of the War.

10. How does Mailer signal that he wants to be arrested at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) He punches an MP.
(b) He lays prostrate on the ground.
(c) He throws a can at a police cruiser.
(d) He crosses a rope line.

11. Where is the bus in Chapter 4 taking Mailer and the other marchers?
(a) A post office in Alexandria.
(b) A school in Baltimore.
(c) A bus depot in Brookland.
(d) A police station in Bethesda.

12. Who is Mailer's lawyer in Chapter 9?
(a) Kube.
(b) de Grazia.
(c) Dellinger.
(d) Goodman.

13. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He quickly loses interest.
(c) He is enthralled.
(d) He looks about confused.

14. How does Mailer plead at his lawyer's suggestion?
(a) He refuses to acknowledge the legitimacy of the court.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Not guilty.
(d) No contest.

15. Which of the following titles is not one that Mailer the narrator gives himself, Lowell, and Macdonald in Chapter 4?
(a) The Critic.
(b) The Poet.
(c) The Novelist.
(d) The Journalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the highest estimate given in Chapter 5 for the number of marchers who may attend?

2. From what neighborhood in New York are the acquaintances Mailer encounters in Occaquan?

3. What does Mailer begin working on in Occaquan in Chapter 7?

4. How is Mailer certain the MP in Chapter 6 is not going to hit him?

5. Who arrives in in Chapter 4 as the protesters are forming ranks?

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