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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. How long has the audience been waiting when the speakers arrive at the theatre in Chapter 5?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. What favor has Mailer recently done for Goodman?
(a) He recommended him for a Times op-ed.
(b) He became Goodman's son's godfather.
(c) He praised him on the Dick Cavett Show.
(d) He wrote a blurb for his book.

3. Who is Mailer's lawyer in Chapter 9?
(a) Kube.
(b) Dellinger.
(c) Goodman.
(d) de Grazia.

4. What reason does the judge give for giving Mailer a stiffer sentence in Chapter 9?
(a) He has been uncooperative throughout.
(b) He is a consistent violator of the law.
(c) He is older and more influential.
(d) He was late to court.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Mailer use to stand in for any sort of improvised speech?

2. In Chapter 5, what is Mailer's mind racing to figure out?

3. How does Mailer offend the hostess in Chapter 4?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, between which two individuals does a tension develop?

5. What word best describes the collective mood of the protesters at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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