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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mailer forget to give back to the hostess when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?
(a) Her housekey.
(b) A copy of his book.
(c) Her husband's necktie.
(d) A cloth napkin.

2. What did the performance space in this section used to be used for?
(a) A school auditorium.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A church.
(d) A vaudville house.

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

4. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?
(a) He slaps his behind.
(b) He pushes him over.
(c) He waltzes him off the stage.
(d) He orders him to fetch some water.

5. What does Mailer state in Chapter 5 is the best course of action if you cannot please a liberal hostess?
(a) Slip out inconspiculously.
(b) Wrong her completely.
(c) Get her a gift basket.
(d) Apologize profusely.

Short Answer Questions

1. The opening of the novel is taken from an article in which publication?

2. What vulgar story does Mailer tell the assembled audience in Chapter 6?

3. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?

4. Who is emceeing when Mailer arrives to the theatre in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 3, what concern does does Goodman have about the route to the Pentagon?

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