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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 recall as he walks toward the Washington Monument in Chapter 2?
(a) Losing his virginity.
(b) World War II.
(c) The 1963 civil rights march.
(d) An afternoon in Madrid.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?
(a) He does not want to be maced.
(b) He does not want to be arrested.
(c) He does not want to be struck.
(d) He does not want to be shot.

3. The opening of the novel is taken from an article in which publication?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) Cracked.
(d) Time Magazine.

4. In Chapter 6, how does the audience respond to Mailer's profane tirade?
(a) Halk of them walk out.
(b) They boo him.
(c) They give him a standing ovation.
(d) They applaud politely.

5. In Chapter 1, what is significant about Mailer's state at the time he is arrested?
(a) He is naked.
(b) He is sedated.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is asleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the central action of the protest Mailer is invited to in Chapter 2?

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

4. How many draft cards are turned in at Justice in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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