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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 crime would Mailer be guilty of in returning young men's draft cards during the march, according to the statement in Chapter 2?
(a) Providing comfort to the enemies of the U.S.
(b) Theft of government property.
(c) Aiding someone refusing the draft.
(d) Impeding an executive order.

2. Which of the following locations is not one that Mailer mentions rioting over the Vietnam issue in Chapter 2?
(a) Los Angeles, CA.
(b) Read College.
(c) University of Wisconsin.
(d) Boston Common.

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

4. What favor has Mailer recently done for Goodman?
(a) He praised him on the Dick Cavett Show.
(b) He wrote a blurb for his book.
(c) He became Goodman's son's godfather.
(d) He recommended him for a Times op-ed.

5. What does Mailer liken himself to when he begins emceeing in Chapter 5?
(a) A mason laying foundation.
(b) A jazz musician riffing on a theme.
(c) A surgeon tending a breech birth.
(d) A lawyer parsing words.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what does Mailer compare the atmosphere of the Hay-Adams breakfast crowd?

2. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?

3. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?

4. At what time in Chapter 8 does Teague begin his lectures again?

5. In Chapter 1, who does Mailer get into a cloyingly complimentary conversation?

(see the answer key)

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