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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What game does Mailer play with a cellmate to pass the time in Chapter 5?
(a) Chess.
(b) 20 questions.
(c) Gin rummy.
(d) Poker.

3. From what era of literature does Mailer saying he is drawing a convention in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Victorian Era.
(b) The Modernist Era.
(c) The Romantic Era.
(d) The Neoclassical Era.

4. What is happening to Mailer at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He is sleeping under a tree.
(b) He is lying on the ground after being maced.
(c) He is being arrested.
(d) He is giving a television interview.

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

6. Why did march planning committee visit the Pentagon numerous times before the march?
(a) To gauge police coverage in the lots.
(b) To take pictures for promotional materials.
(c) To speak with security there.
(d) To choose the best side to approach.

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

8. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how long has the crown been waiting to march?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) About one hour.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Several hours.

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

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

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

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

13. What is Donald Kalish's profession?
(a) He is a priest.
(b) He is a news reporter.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is a professor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the older gentlemen tell a young black man who gets overly angry in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mailer begin working on in Occaquan in Chapter 7?

3. What type of overtones are part of Mailer's speech in Chapter 10?

4. Which of the following is not an area that the attorney of Chapter 4 gets permission for protest activity?

5. At what time in Chapter 8 does Teague begin his lectures again?

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