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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what drug does Mailer repeatedly decry?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Mescaline.
(d) LSD.

2. What does Mailer state in Chapter 5 is the best course of action if you cannot please a liberal hostess?
(a) Slip out inconspiculously.
(b) Apologize profusely.
(c) Wrong her completely.
(d) Get her a gift basket.

3. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Bowling.

4. Where did Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller spend a period of time after college?
(a) Paris.
(b) The military.
(c) The south of Mexico
(d) Havana.

5. In Chapter 3, Mailer states that left-wing groups should choose names similar to what?
(a) Right-wing groups.
(b) Fortune 500 companies.
(c) Religious sects.
(d) Motorcycle gangs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the way Lowell recites his poetry in Chapter 6?

2. According to mailer in Chapter 1, which of the following qualities is definitely not necessary in a protagonist for the story of the March?

3. With whom does Mailer get into a shouting matching in Chapter 6?

4. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Mailer do after leaving the theatre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mailer's attitude toward protest at the beginning of the novel?

2. How does Norman Mailer characterize his hangover in Chapter 2?

3. Why is Mailer late to emcee the event in Chapter 5?

4. Why does Mailer state he does not have a good instinct for speeches at protests?

5. What is the plan for the Justice Department protest?

6. What narrative is told by the Time Magazine article of Chapter 1?

7. What amusing interchange happens between Mailer and Lowell in this section?

8. What does Mailer find at the church in Chapter 3?

9. How does Mailer annoy Ed de Grazia in Chapter 4?

10. What metaphor does Mailer use in Chapter 5 to describe the Vietnam controvery in America and who takes what sides?

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