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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. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?
(a) Macdonald.
(b) Lowell.
(c) The Time Magazine reporter.
(d) Goodman.

2. What is Mailer doing in Chapter 5 when a Time Magazine correspondent approaches him?
(a) Sleeping in the aisle.
(b) Trying to punch Paul Goodman.
(c) Vomiting out the window.
(d) Urinating on the floor.

3. Where are the protest speakers going when they leave the part at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) A bar.
(b) The hotel.
(c) The theater.
(d) The Department of Justice.

4. At which hotel is Mailer staying?
(a) The Hay-Adams.
(b) The Watergate.
(c) The Willard.
(d) The Marriot.

5. 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) A cloth napkin.
(d) Her husband's necktie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mailer state in Chapter 5 is the best course of action if you cannot please a liberal hostess?

2. Which Ivy League university did both Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller graduate from?

3. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?

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

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

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