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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?
(a) Napalm.
(b) An atomic bomb.
(c) A garbage heap.
(d) An earthquake.

4. Where does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) An office on I Street.
(b) A publishing house.
(c) Mailer's den.
(d) A New York bistro.

5. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) Robert Lowell.
(c) Dr. Ben Spock.
(d) Noam Chomsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what concern does does Goodman have about the route to the Pentagon?

2. On what day of the week is the march taking place?

3. Why does Mailer's conversation with Macdonald become awkward in Chapter 4?

4. What does Goodman in Chapter 2 indicate may happen at the protest?

5. What word does Mailer use repeatedly in Chapter 1 to describe the effect of the Pentagon March?

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