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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Lowell, Mailer, and Macdonald go after the card return in Chapter 4?
(a) A hot-dog stand.
(b) A bar.
(c) The hotel.
(d) The Pentagon.

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

3. What good news does John Boyle give Mailer in Chapter 3?
(a) They will probably be released.
(b) They will be fed soon.
(c) Lowell and Macdonald will be in the next group.
(d) The march successfully invaded the Pentagon.

4. Who in Chapter 5, is completely enthralled by the band's activities?
(a) Dellinger.
(b) Macdonald.
(c) Mailer.
(d) Lowell.

5. Which of the following writers is not speaking at the protest?
(a) Dwight Macdonald.
(b) Ed de Grazia.
(c) Robert Lowell.
(d) Susan Sontag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character introduced in this section has been arrested 9 times at protests?

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

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

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

5. What does Mailer intimate about his drinking the night before Chapter 1?

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