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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. Where does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) A publishing house.
(b) A New York bistro.
(c) An office on I Street.
(d) Mailer's den.

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 Novelist.
(c) The Journalist.
(d) The Critic.

3. In Chapter 1, how long does Mailer suggest it will take to accurately understand the value of the March?
(a) 10-20 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 5-10 years.
(d) 40-50 years.

4. What phrase does Mailer use to stand in for any sort of improvised speech?
(a) Winging.
(b) Holding court.
(c) Orating.
(d) Speaking-in-public.

5. What word does Mailer use repeatedly in Chapter 1 to describe the effect of the Pentagon March?
(a) Subtle.
(b) Galvanizing.
(c) Ambiguous.
(d) Disappointing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mailer doing in Chapter 5 when a Time Magazine correspondent approaches him?

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

3. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?

4. What does one of the older gentlemen tell a young black man who gets overly angry in Chapter 4?

5. What is the central action of the protest Mailer is invited to in Chapter 2?

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