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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 does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?
(a) He does not want to be shot.
(b) He does not want to be maced.
(c) He does not want to be arrested.
(d) He does not want to be struck.

2. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?
(a) Robert Lowell.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Ed de Grazia.
(d) Paul Goodman.

3. Which social or literary figure calls Mailer in Chapter 2?
(a) Jean Genet.
(b) Abbie Hoffman.
(c) Mitch Goodman.
(d) Robert Lowell.

4. Which Ivy League university did both Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller graduate from?
(a) Yale.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Cornell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous black leader's sister speaks in Chapter 3?

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

3. What does Mailer liken himself to when he begins emceeing in Chapter 5?

4. Which of the following writers is not speaking at the protest?

5. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mailer agree to join the Pentagon protest in Chapter 2?

2. How is Robert Lowell received by the audience?

3. Describe the interactions Mailer has with his fellow speakers at the party in Chapter 4.

4. Describe Norman Mailer as a character.

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

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

7. Why is Dwight Macdonald livid about the newspaper coverage of the Ambassador event in Chapter 3?

8. What appraisal of Robert Lowell does Mailer make in en route to the Department of Justice in Chapter 3?

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

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

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