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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. In Chapter 4, what events does Mailer contend are always the same?
(a) Vietnam protests.
(b) Book discussions.
(c) Rides from airports to hotels.
(d) Liberal parties.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer agree to do the protest?
(a) Be photographed with the organizer.
(b) Cover it for the Village Voice.
(c) Speak at it.
(d) Stay away from it.

3. 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.

4. What is happening to Mailer at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He is giving a television interview.
(b) He is lying on the ground after being maced.
(c) He is sleeping under a tree.
(d) He is being arrested.

5. What does Mailer intimate about his drinking the night before Chapter 1?
(a) He blacked out.
(b) He became belligerent toward his fellow writers.
(c) He did not get very drunk.
(d) He abstained from all alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the audience been waiting when the speakers arrive at the theatre in Chapter 5?

2. What vulgar story does Mailer tell the assembled audience in Chapter 6?

3. At which hotel is Mailer staying?

4. Where does Chapter 2 take place?

5. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?

(see the answer key)

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