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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 vulgar story does Mailer tell the assembled audience in Chapter 6?
(a) How he ran into a dog on the highway yesterday.
(b) His urination before the show.
(c) A woman he slept with earlier in the week.
(d) His struggles with intense constipation.

2. Who performs first in the event of Chapter 5?
(a) Macdonald.
(b) Mailer.
(c) Lowell.
(d) Goodman.

3. Which social or literary figure calls Mailer in Chapter 2?
(a) Mitch Goodman.
(b) Robert Lowell.
(c) Jean Genet.
(d) Abbie Hoffman.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?
(a) He does not want to be shot.
(b) He does not want to be arrested.
(c) He does not want to be struck.
(d) He does not want to be maced.

5. What is provided for the young men in Chapter 3's breakfast?
(a) Bananas and cantaloupe.
(b) Toasted English muffins.
(c) Granola.
(d) Peanut butter and bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime would Mailer be guilty of in returning young men's draft cards during the march, according to the statement in Chapter 2?

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

3. Why does Mailer's conversation with Macdonald become awkward in Chapter 4?

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

5. Where does Chapter 2 take place?

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