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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what city does the Steering Committee meet in?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Baltimore.

2. To what does Mailer compare the MP's on the bus in Chapter 4?
(a) Referees.
(b) Keystone cops.
(c) Substitute teachers.
(d) Parents.

3. In Chapter 3, Mailer states that left-wing groups should choose names similar to what?
(a) Right-wing groups.
(b) Fortune 500 companies.
(c) Motorcycle gangs.
(d) Religious sects.

4. In Chapter 3, what concern does does Goodman have about the route to the Pentagon?
(a) There are rumors of roadblocks on the road.
(b) The route involves a numer of sudden turns.
(c) Know one knows the route.
(d) Law enforcement wants them to take the narrowest road.

5. What does Mailer begin working on in Occaquan in Chapter 7?
(a) An outline for a new novel.
(b) His speech upon release.
(c) An open letter to the papers.
(d) A rebuttal to Teague's ideology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following titles is not one that Mailer the narrator gives himself, Lowell, and Macdonald in Chapter 4?

2. How does Mailer plead at his lawyer's suggestion?

3. What sources are reviewed through much of Chapter 5?

4. Whose flattery in Chapter 4 is Mailer suspicious of?

5. Where is the bus in Chapter 4 taking Mailer and the other marchers?

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