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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of quasi-religious ceremony does the music group perform in Chapter 5?
(a) A laying-on of hands.
(b) An exorcism.
(c) A baptism.
(d) A wedding.

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

3. About what do the arrested marchers speculate at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) What the coverage of the march will highlight.
(b) If they will have to serve time.
(c) Whether they will have to spend the night in jail.
(d) If Robert Lowell was arrested.

4. From what neighborhood in New York are the acquaintances Mailer encounters in Occaquan?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Upper East Side.
(c) Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Murray Hill.

5. In Chapter 4, to what does Mailer compare the people on the bus?
(a) A family reunion.
(b) A high school sports team.
(c) A rock band on tour.
(d) A group of kindergarteners.

6. What does one of the older gentlemen tell a young black man who gets overly angry in Chapter 4?
(a) To lead the way to the Pentagon.
(b) To speak to one of the monitors.
(c) To have a swig of scotch.
(d) To just go home.

7. In Chapter 5, what is Mailer's assessment of the mistake the Revolutionary Contingent made during the march?
(a) It acted too soon.
(b) It was too spread out.
(c) It lacked a clear system of communication.
(d) It was poorly armed.

8. Next to what famous left icon's bunk does Mailer lay down at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Wavy Gravy.
(b) Abbie Hoffman.
(c) Dan Berrigan.
(d) Noam Chomsky.

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

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

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

12. Who in Chapter 5, is completely enthralled by the band's activities?
(a) Macdonald.
(b) Lowell.
(c) Dellinger.
(d) Mailer.

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

14. What is the highest estimate given in Chapter 5 for the number of marchers who may attend?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 500,000.

15. Counting his current one, how many wives has Mailer had?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?

2. To what does Mailer compare the MP's on the bus in Chapter 4?

3. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?

4. How is Mailer certain the MP in Chapter 6 is not going to hit him?

5. What does Mailer tell Fontain about his arrest in Chapter 1?

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