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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?
(a) Ed de Grazia.
(b) Robert Lowell.
(c) Dwight Macdonald.
(d) Paul Goodman.

3. What does Mailer drink during the party of Chapter 4?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Vodka.

4. Who is emceeing when Mailer arrives to the theatre in Chapter 5?
(a) de Grazia.
(b) Macdonald.
(c) Lowell.
(d) Goodman.

5. In Chapter 5, what is Mailer's mind racing to figure out?
(a) The best way to get arrested.
(b) Where the best shade is.
(c) WHich set of camera's is CBS.
(d) What Mitch Goodman is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the bus in Chapter 4 taking Mailer and the other marchers?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Mailer claim the young generation hates more than anything else?

3. Which descriptor best describes Mailer's feelings while watching Lowell speak in Chapter 6?

4. How many young men in Chapter 3 will go to the Department of Justice to represent those turning in their draft cards?

5. Counting his current one, how many wives has Mailer had?

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