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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. Whose flattery in Chapter 4 is Mailer suspicious of?
(a) Macdonald's.
(b) The host's.
(c) de Grazia's.
(d) Lowell's.

2. Whose "dwarf alter ego" did Mailer claim to be at the Ambassador speech, according to Macdonald in Chapter 3?
(a) William Burroughs'.
(b) Lyndon Johnson's.
(c) Abbie Hoffman's.
(d) Ben Franklin's.

3. What vulgar story does Mailer tell the assembled audience in Chapter 6?
(a) His struggles with intense constipation.
(b) A woman he slept with earlier in the week.
(c) How he ran into a dog on the highway yesterday.
(d) His urination before the show.

4. In Chapter 2, what word does Mailer want to tell Mitch Goodman to shove?
(a) Peace.
(b) Taste.
(c) Solidarity.
(d) Resistance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?

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

3. At what theatre is the presentation of Chapter 5 located?

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

5. What did the performance space in this section used to be used for?

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