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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. What does Mailer forget to give back to the hostess when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?
(a) A cloth napkin.
(b) Her housekey.
(c) Her husband's necktie.
(d) A copy of his book.

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

3. In Chapter 2, what drug does Mailer repeatedly decry?
(a) Mescaline.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) LSD.
(d) Heroin.

4. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?
(a) He pushes him over.
(b) He waltzes him off the stage.
(c) He slaps his behind.
(d) He orders him to fetch some water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous black leader's sister speaks in Chapter 3?

2. What favor has Mailer recently done for Goodman?

3. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?

4. How does Mailer signal that he wants to be arrested at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. How many draft cards are turned in at Justice in Chapter 4?

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