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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) Rides from airports to hotels.
(c) Book discussions.
(d) Liberal parties.

2. What does Mailer carry with him when he leaves the part in Chapter 4?
(a) A handful of crackers and cheese.
(b) A coffee cup of whiskey.
(c) A vase.
(d) A Havana cigar.

3. In Chapter 2, to whom does Mailer state he holds final allegiance?
(a) Himself.
(b) Hippies.
(c) Fellow artists.
(d) The government.

4. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?
(a) The Time Magazine reporter.
(b) Lowell.
(c) Goodman.
(d) Macdonald.

5. Why does Mailer determine it is time to get arrested in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) People begin fleeing.
(b) The band stops playing.
(c) Mitch Goodman signals him.
(d) The afternoon is getting late.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Mailer states that left-wing groups should choose names similar to what?

2. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?

3. What type of quasi-religious ceremony does the music group perform in Chapter 5?

4. What does Mailer intimate about his drinking the night before Chapter 1?

5. Which of Mailer's books is he clinging onto at he enters the theatre in Chapter 5?

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