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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality is the "Nazi" who antagonizes Mailer in Chapter 2?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Norwegian.

2. What word does Mailer use to describe supporters of the ear in Chapter 7?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Lions.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Dodos.

3. Who is waiting her Mailer when he arrives at booking in Occoquan at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Mitch Goodman.
(b) His wife.
(c) A hired driver and car to the airport.
(d) His documentary crew.

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

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

6. Which New York-based journalist is quoted at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Frank Rich.
(b) Pauline Kael.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Jimmy Breslin.

7. In Chapter 6, Mailer acknowledges that what was present on both sides of the line at the Pentagon?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Lethargy.
(c) Animosity.
(d) Terror.

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

9. What does the Revolutionary Contingent do during the March, as noted in Chapter 5?
(a) It throws malatov cocktails.
(b) It physically accosts MP's.
(c) It lies prostrate on the lot of the Pentagon.
(d) It throws eggs at departing Pentagon officials' cars.

10. Which character introduced in this section has been arrested 9 times at protests?
(a) The Hungarian freedom fighter.
(b) John Boyle.
(c) Walter Teague.
(d) The "nazi."

11. Why does Mailer determine it is time to get arrested in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The band stops playing.
(b) Mitch Goodman signals him.
(c) The afternoon is getting late.
(d) People begin fleeing.

12. Which of the following is not an area that the attorney of Chapter 4 gets permission for protest activity?
(a) The north lot of the Pentagon.
(b) The Lincoln Memorial.
(c) The road leading to the Pentagon.
(d) The Washington Monument.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what era of literature does Mailer saying he is drawing a convention in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What is Mailer worried about missing at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. After a term in which of Mailer's books has the band named itself?

4. Who is Mailer's lawyer in Chapter 9?

5. What is Donald Kalish's profession?

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