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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. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?
(a) Dr. Ben Spock.
(b) Robert Lowell.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Noam Chomsky.

2. After a term in which of Mailer's books has the band named itself?
(a) The White Negro.
(b) The Deer Park.
(c) The Naked and the Dead.
(d) Why Are We in Vietnam?

3. 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 shot.
(b) He does not want to be struck.
(c) He does not want to be arrested.
(d) He does not want to be maced.

4. What word best describes the collective mood of the protesters at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Impatient.
(b) Focused.
(c) Lost.
(d) Violent.

5. At which hotel is Mailer staying?
(a) The Willard.
(b) The Watergate.
(c) The Marriot.
(d) The Hay-Adams.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following titles is not one that Mailer the narrator gives himself, Lowell, and Macdonald in Chapter 4?

4. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?

5. On what day of the week is the march taking place?

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