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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 does Mailer begin working on in Occaquan in Chapter 7?
(a) An open letter to the papers.
(b) His speech upon release.
(c) An outline for a new novel.
(d) A rebuttal to Teague's ideology.

2. What is the stated goal of the March, as articulated by the Steering Committee in Chapter 3?
(a) To shut down the war-making machine.
(b) To draw attention to the cost of the War.
(c) To end the war in Vietnam.
(d) To raise awareness of illegal bombing in Laos and Cambodia.

3. Which music group is playing at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?
(a) The Band.
(b) The New York Dolls.
(c) The Fugs.
(d) The Magic Tramps.

4. Which character introduced in this section has been arrested 9 times at protests?
(a) John Boyle.
(b) The Hungarian freedom fighter.
(c) Walter Teague.
(d) The "nazi."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following titles is not one that Mailer the narrator gives himself, Lowell, and Macdonald in Chapter 4?

2. Next to what famous left icon's bunk does Mailer lay down at the end of Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 4, to what does Mailer compare the people on the bus?

4. What good news does John Boyle give Mailer in Chapter 3?

5. Who is waiting her Mailer when he arrives at booking in Occoquan at the end of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in Occaquan at the beginning of Chapter 6.

2. How does Mailer determine it is time to get arrested at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What metaphor does Mailer draw to the Pentagon in Chapter 4?

4. Why is the Vietnam War fought, according to Mailer in Chapter 7?

5. Describe the mood of the crown in the beginning of Chapter 4.

6. What reasons does Mailer list in Chapter 7 for people to be against the war?

7. How is the crowd becoming unruly in Chapter 4?

8. In the detain room in Chapter 3, what strikes Mailer about the people around him?

9. What do the MP's and the marchers have in common, according to Mailer in Chapter 6?

10. How does the tone of the novel shift dramatically at the beginning of Book II?

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