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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. What does Mailer carry with him when he leaves the part in Chapter 4?
(a) A coffee cup of whiskey.
(b) A vase.
(c) A Havana cigar.
(d) A handful of crackers and cheese.

2. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?
(a) He pushes him over.
(b) He slaps his behind.
(c) He orders him to fetch some water.
(d) He waltzes him off the stage.

3. According to Mailer in Chapter 3, how did Robert Lowell avoid fighting in World War II?
(a) He has flat feet.
(b) He became a foreign correspondent for the AP.
(c) He was a conscientious objector.
(d) He worked in a munitions factory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which descriptor best describes Mailer's feelings while watching Lowell speak in Chapter 6?

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

3. How does Mailer offend the hostess in Chapter 4?

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

5. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?

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