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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Whose "dwarf alter ego" did Mailer claim to be at the Ambassador speech, according to Macdonald in Chapter 3?
(a) William Burroughs'.
(b) Ben Franklin's.
(c) Lyndon Johnson's.
(d) Abbie Hoffman's.

5. Which of the following is not something Mailer is mentioned doing during his emceeing of Chapter 5?
(a) Sweating through his shirt.
(b) Slurring his speech.
(c) Rambling incoherently.
(d) Cursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following locations is not one that Mailer mentions rioting over the Vietnam issue in Chapter 2?

2. Who begins the informal meeting in Chapter 3?

3. Where did Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller spend a period of time after college?

4. In Chapter 1, how long does Mailer suggest it will take to accurately understand the value of the March?

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

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