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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 6, how does Mailer characterize Macdonald politically?
(a) A Trotskyite.
(b) A know-nothing.
(c) A libertarian.
(d) An anti-communist.

4. What is Mailer's primary complaint about the performance space?
(a) There is no ventilation.
(b) The sound system is bad.
(c) The seats are uncomfortable.
(d) There are no curtains on the stage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What response does Coffin get to his turning in of the draft cards in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mailer state in Chapter 5 is the best course of action if you cannot please a liberal hostess?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?

4. On what day of the week is the march taking place?

5. Where are the protest speakers going when they leave the part at the end of Chapter 4?

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