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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to mailer in Chapter 1, which of the following qualities is definitely not necessary in a protagonist for the story of the March?
(a) He should have participated.
(b) He should be a nonpartisan.
(c) He should be an observer.
(d) He should be an organizer.

2. What does one of the older gentlemen tell a young black man who gets overly angry in Chapter 4?
(a) To have a swig of scotch.
(b) To lead the way to the Pentagon.
(c) To just go home.
(d) To speak to one of the monitors.

3. 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.

4. About what do the arrested marchers speculate at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) If they will have to serve time.
(b) What the coverage of the march will highlight.
(c) Whether they will have to spend the night in jail.
(d) If Robert Lowell was arrested.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer say he has sworn not to do, because it will support continued fighting Vietnam?
(a) Purchase Coors beer.
(b) Read the Washington Post.
(c) Turn in aluminum as certain stations.
(d) Pay a 10% increase in the income tax.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mailer determine it is time to get arrested in the end of Chapter 5?

2. Which music group is playing at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?

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

4. Who is Mailer's lawyer in Chapter 9?

5. How many days in jail is Mailer sentenced to in Chapter 9?

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