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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. Which of the following writers is not speaking at the protest?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Robert Lowell.
(c) Ed de Grazia.
(d) Dwight Macdonald.

2. What is significant about the way Lowell recites his poetry in Chapter 6?
(a) He does not use notes.
(b) He affects a British accent.
(c) He speaks incredibly quietly.
(d) He pauses for minutes at a time.

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

4. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

5. How does Mailer offend the hostess in Chapter 4?
(a) He call her a loon.
(b) He breaks her toilet.
(c) He forgets her name.
(d) He refuses dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mailer take from de Grazia in Chapter 4?

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

3. What does Mailer liken himself to when he begins emceeing in Chapter 5?

4. Which social or literary figure calls Mailer in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?

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