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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. 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.

2. What is Mailer worried about missing at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Arraignment.
(b) Lowell's party.
(c) His medication time.
(d) Breakfast.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what does Mailer compare the atmosphere of the Hay-Adams breakfast crowd?
(a) The running of the bulls,
(b) A press conference.
(c) A class reunion.
(d) A whorehouse.

4. In Chapter 2, who does Dellinger bring on a Project Manager for the March?
(a) Mitch Goodman.
(b) William Kunstler.
(c) Jerry Rubin.
(d) Ed de Grazia.

5. Which of the following is not something Mailer describes as the march begins in Chapter 4?
(a) Cars driving slowly past the march.
(b) Helicopters flying overhead.
(c) Reporters vying for the best shots.
(d) Police beating riot shields.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?

4. Which writer does Mailer think he is a stand-in for the young people in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 6, how does the audience respond to Mailer's profane tirade?

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