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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. Which New York-based journalist is quoted at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Jimmy Breslin.
(b) Frank Rich.
(c) Pauline Kael.
(d) Truman Capote.

2. At what time in Chapter 8 does Teague begin his lectures again?
(a) 12 PM.
(b) 5 AM.
(c) 4 PM.
(d) 8 AM.

3. What does one of the older gentlemen tell a young black man who gets overly angry in Chapter 4?
(a) To lead the way to the Pentagon.
(b) To just go home.
(c) To speak to one of the monitors.
(d) To have a swig of scotch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Revolutionary Contingent do during the March, as noted in Chapter 5?

2. Which writer does Mailer think he is a stand-in for the young people in Chapter 7?

3. Which of the following militant groups chooses to sit and hold their ground at the March?

4. What is the stated goal of the March, as articulated by the Steering Committee in Chapter 3?

5. Which of Mailer's writer friends is present in the Volkswagen with him in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What fracas does Mailer get into in Chapter 2?

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

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

10. What do the Fugs do at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?

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