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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 state in Chapter 5 is the best course of action if you cannot please a liberal hostess?
(a) Get her a gift basket.
(b) Apologize profusely.
(c) Wrong her completely.
(d) Slip out inconspiculously.

2. Which character in Chapter 3 is astounded by the fact that the papers were kind to Mailer's performance and not his?
(a) Robert Lowell.
(b) Ed de Grazia.
(c) Paul Goodman.
(d) Dwight Macdonald.

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

4. Who is entertaining the audience when the speakers arrive?
(a) A troup of mimes.
(b) A folk music group.
(c) A poet.
(d) An improv group.

5. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Football.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Mailer use to stand in for any sort of improvised speech?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer say he has sworn not to do, because it will support continued fighting Vietnam?

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

4. What does Mailer take from de Grazia in Chapter 4?

5. At which hotel is Mailer staying?

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