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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. What crime would Mailer be guilty of in returning young men's draft cards during the march, according to the statement in Chapter 2?
(a) Aiding someone refusing the draft.
(b) Impeding an executive order.
(c) Providing comfort to the enemies of the U.S.
(d) Theft of government property.

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what does Mailer compare the atmosphere of the Hay-Adams breakfast crowd?
(a) A whorehouse.
(b) A press conference.
(c) A class reunion.
(d) The running of the bulls,

4. In Chapter 1, Mailer claims that America's New Left is drawing its political aesthetic from what country?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Cuba.

5. Whose flattery in Chapter 4 is Mailer suspicious of?
(a) Macdonald's.
(b) Lowell's.
(c) de Grazia's.
(d) The host's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who does Mailer get into a cloyingly complimentary conversation?

2. Who begins the informal meeting in Chapter 3?

3. Which Ivy League university did both Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller graduate from?

4. According to Mailer in Chapter 3, how did Robert Lowell avoid fighting in World War II?

5. In Chapter 1, what is significant about Mailer's state at the time he is arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mailer respond to William Sloane Coffin in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. Describe Norman Mailer as a character.

5. What rationalization does Mailer give for taking his book from the hostess's house in Chapter 5?

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

7. What state is Mailer in when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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