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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mailer describe the MP's face at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Pained.
(c) Impassive.
(d) Severe.

2. How does Mailer signal that he wants to be arrested at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) He crosses a rope line.
(b) He punches an MP.
(c) He lays prostrate on the ground.
(d) He throws a can at a police cruiser.

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

4. How is Mailer dressed for court in Chapter 9?
(a) He is naked.
(b) A vest, tie, and cufflinks.
(c) A tee shirt and jeans.
(d) A dashiki.

5. What is Mailer worried about missing at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Lowell's party.
(b) Arraignment.
(c) His medication time.
(d) Breakfast.

6. What Communist leader's writings is Walter Teague teaching in Chapter 6?
(a) Trotsky.
(b) Mao.
(c) Castro.
(d) Lenin.

7. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?
(a) Slightly smaller than the central mall.
(b) The size of 5 football fields.
(c) The size of a grocery store's parking lot.
(d) As big as the Pentagon itself.

8. At what time in Chapter 8 does Teague begin his lectures again?
(a) 4 PM.
(b) 8 AM.
(c) 12 PM.
(d) 5 AM.

9. Which of Mailer's writer friends is present in the Volkswagen with him in Chapter 2?
(a) None of them.
(b) Paul Goodman.
(c) Dwight Macdonald.
(d) Robert Lowell.

10. What left-wing attorney does the Mobilization Committee meet with in Chapter 4?
(a) Van Cleve.
(b) Kuby.
(c) de Grazia.
(d) Kunstler.

11. Who paid the $65,000 required to fund the march?
(a) The Democratic party.
(b) Supportive churches.
(c) Several wealthy donors.
(d) The participating groups.

12. In Chapter 2, who does Dellinger bring on a Project Manager for the March?
(a) William Kunstler.
(b) Mitch Goodman.
(c) Jerry Rubin.
(d) Ed de Grazia.

13. What state is the MP from?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Illinois.

14. Who arrives in in Chapter 4 as the protesters are forming ranks?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The police.
(c) Noam Chomsky.
(d) Televisions crews.

15. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?
(a) He quickly loses interest.
(b) He looks about confused.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He is enthralled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mailer use to describe supporters of the ear in Chapter 7?

2. How many marchers does the New York Times suggest will be at the Pentagon protest in Chapter 5?

3. What reason does the judge give for giving Mailer a stiffer sentence in Chapter 9?

4. How many days in jail is Mailer sentenced to in Chapter 9?

5. Why did march planning committee visit the Pentagon numerous times before the march?

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