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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. 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.

2. What is the central action of the protest Mailer is invited to in Chapter 2?
(a) The obstructing of traffic outside the White House.
(b) The barricading of the Department of Justice.
(c) The returning of war medals.
(d) The turning in of draft cards.

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

5. In Chapter 3, what concern does does Goodman have about the route to the Pentagon?
(a) There are rumors of roadblocks on the road.
(b) Law enforcement wants them to take the narrowest road.
(c) Know one knows the route.
(d) The route involves a numer of sudden turns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Mailer do after leaving the theatre?

2. At which hotel is Mailer staying?

3. What does Mailer forget to give back to the hostess when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?

4. How long has the audience been waiting when the speakers arrive at the theatre in Chapter 5?

5. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?

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