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

2. Who begins the informal meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) Mitch Goodman.
(b) Robert Lowell.
(c) Paul Goodman.
(d) Norman Mailer.

3. How is Mailer certain the MP in Chapter 6 is not going to hit him?
(a) His hand is trembling.
(b) He does not have a club.
(c) He says he is a fan.
(d) He is black.

4. In Chapter 1, how long does Mailer suggest it will take to accurately understand the value of the March?
(a) 10-20 years.
(b) 5-10 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 40-50 years.

5. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?
(a) Napalm.
(b) An atomic bomb.
(c) A garbage heap.
(d) An earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?

5. How does Mailer plead at his lawyer's suggestion?

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