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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 5, who goes to sleep in the cell with Mailer?
(a) Robert Lowell.
(b) The Hungarian freedom fighter.
(c) Walter Teague.
(d) John Doyle.

2. What Communist leader's writings is Walter Teague teaching in Chapter 6?
(a) Trotsky.
(b) Mao.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Castro.

3. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?
(a) The size of 5 football fields.
(b) Slightly smaller than the central mall.
(c) The size of a grocery store's parking lot.
(d) As big as the Pentagon itself.

4. Who paid the $65,000 required to fund the march?
(a) Several wealthy donors.
(b) Supportive churches.
(c) The participating groups.
(d) The Democratic party.

5. In Chapter 5, what is Mailer's mind racing to figure out?
(a) The best way to get arrested.
(b) WHich set of camera's is CBS.
(c) Where the best shade is.
(d) What Mitch Goodman is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did march planning committee visit the Pentagon numerous times before the march?

2. What nationality is the "Nazi" who antagonizes Mailer in Chapter 2?

3. What is Mailer worried about missing at the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 3, what city does the Steering Committee meet in?

5. In Chapter 2, who does Dellinger bring on a Project Manager for the March?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Norman Mailer's arrest in Chapter 6?

2. What permits does the Mobilization Committee get in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Mailer think about his family in Chapter 5?

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

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