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

2. In what month is the March held?
(a) April.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) January.

3. What is happening to Mailer at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He is giving a television interview.
(b) He is being arrested.
(c) He is lying on the ground after being maced.
(d) He is sleeping under a tree.

4. What word best describes the collective mood of the protesters at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Focused.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Violent.
(d) Lost.

5. What is Dick Fontaine doing at the march in Chapter 1?
(a) Dispersing masks for tear gas.
(b) Filming Mailer.
(c) Playing guitar.
(d) Providing legal support.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mailer tell Fontain about his arrest in Chapter 1?

2. At the end of Chapter 4, between which two individuals does a tension develop?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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