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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. Why did march planning committee visit the Pentagon numerous times before the march?
(a) To choose the best side to approach.
(b) To take pictures for promotional materials.
(c) To gauge police coverage in the lots.
(d) To speak with security there.

2. How is Mailer dressed for court in Chapter 9?
(a) A dashiki.
(b) A tee shirt and jeans.
(c) A vest, tie, and cufflinks.
(d) He is naked.

3. What good news does John Boyle give Mailer in Chapter 3?
(a) Lowell and Macdonald will be in the next group.
(b) They will be fed soon.
(c) The march successfully invaded the Pentagon.
(d) They will probably be released.

4. In Chapter 6, Mailer acknowledges that what was present on both sides of the line at the Pentagon?
(a) Terror.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Lethargy.
(d) Animosity.

5. Which of the following militant groups chooses to sit and hold their ground at the March?
(a) SDS.
(b) The Black Panthers.
(c) The Symbionese Liberation Army.
(d) The Weathermen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days in jail is Mailer sentenced to in Chapter 9?

2. Which New York-based journalist is quoted at the end of Chapter 6?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how long has the crown been waiting to march?

4. What does one of the older gentlemen tell a young black man who gets overly angry in Chapter 4?

5. What type of quasi-religious ceremony does the music group perform in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dellinger go about planning the march in Chapters 2 and 3?

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

4. What comic episode happens when Mailer is getting changed for his arraignment in Chapter 8?

5. How does Dick Fontaine figure into the events of this section?

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

7. What conclusion does Mailer draw from two articles at the end of Chapter 6?

8. What train of people following the the march in Chapter 4?

9. Describe the more extreme voices in the march planning as discussed in Chapter 5.

10. Describe the several movements the arrested marchers have to make in this section?

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