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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous black leader's sister speaks in Chapter 3?
(a) Medger Evers.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Bobby Seale.
(d) Malcolm X.

2. What favor has Mailer recently done for Goodman?
(a) He recommended him for a Times op-ed.
(b) He became Goodman's son's godfather.
(c) He praised him on the Dick Cavett Show.
(d) He wrote a blurb for his book.

3. In Chapter 2, what word does Mailer want to tell Mitch Goodman to shove?
(a) Taste.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Resistance.
(d) Peace.

4. In Chapter 1, what is significant about Mailer's state at the time he is arrested?
(a) He is sedated.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is naked.
(d) He is asleep.

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 arrested.
(d) He does not want to be maced.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller spend a period of time after college?

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

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

4. At which hotel is Mailer staying?

5. According to the article in Chapter 1, why is Norman Mailer arrested?

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