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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. Where are the protest speakers going when they leave the part at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) A bar.
(b) The hotel.
(c) The Department of Justice.
(d) The theater.

2. Which of the following is not one of the aspects of war that Mailer mentions being disagreeable in Chapter 2?
(a) Constant fatigue.
(b) Trudging through mud.
(c) The omnipresence of death.
(d) Intestinal agitation.

3. In Chapter 6, how does Mailer characterize Macdonald politically?
(a) A know-nothing.
(b) An anti-communist.
(c) A Trotskyite.
(d) A libertarian.

4. Which descriptor best describes Mailer's feelings while watching Lowell speak in Chapter 6?
(a) Enamored.
(b) Envious.
(c) Langorous.
(d) Bored.

5. What instrument does Mailer keep hearing as he marches to the Washington Memorial in Chapter 2?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Snare drum.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Saxophone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What favor has Mailer recently done for Goodman?

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

4. Which social or literary figure calls Mailer in Chapter 2?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what does Mailer compare the atmosphere of the Hay-Adams breakfast crowd?

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