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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. Where do the organizers of the March go for breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) A union hall.
(b) A bar.
(c) Another hotel.
(d) A church.

2. According to the article in Chapter 1, why is Norman Mailer arrested?
(a) He crosses a police line.
(b) He punches a presenter at an awards banquet.
(c) He is caught carrying a large bag of marijuana.
(d) He vomits on the Lincoln Memorial.

3. Which of Mailer's books is he clinging onto at he enters the theatre in Chapter 5?
(a) The Executioner's Song.
(b) The White Negro.
(c) Why Are We in Vietnam?
(d) The Naked and the Dead.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer agree to do the protest?

2. Where do Lowell, Mailer, and Macdonald go after the card return in Chapter 4?

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

4. What is the central action of the protest Mailer is invited to in Chapter 2?

5. With whom does Mailer get into a shouting matching in Chapter 6?

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