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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. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what does Mailer compare the atmosphere of the Hay-Adams breakfast crowd?
(a) A class reunion.
(b) A whorehouse.
(c) A press conference.
(d) The running of the bulls,

2. What does Mailer liken himself to when he begins emceeing in Chapter 5?
(a) A lawyer parsing words.
(b) A mason laying foundation.
(c) A surgeon tending a breech birth.
(d) A jazz musician riffing on a theme.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Mailer claim the young generation hates more than anything else?
(a) Poverty.
(b) War.
(c) The free market.
(d) Authority.

4. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?
(a) Goodman.
(b) Lowell.
(c) Macdonald.
(d) The Time Magazine reporter.

5. How many draft cards are turned in at Justice in Chapter 4?
(a) 707.
(b) 176.
(c) 320.
(d) 994.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What is provided for the young men in Chapter 3's breakfast?

(see the answer key)

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