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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 1 of Book II, to whom does the "writer" pass the baton?
(a) The revolutionary.
(b) The essayist.
(c) The journalist.
(d) The historian.

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

3. How many days in jail is Mailer sentenced to in Chapter 9?
(a) 60.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 5.

4. What left-wing attorney does the Mobilization Committee meet with in Chapter 4?
(a) Kuby.
(b) Van Cleve.
(c) Kunstler.
(d) de Grazia.

5. Which writer does Mailer think he is a stand-in for the young people in Chapter 7?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Twain.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who paid the $65,000 required to fund the march?

2. Who is Mailer's lawyer in Chapter 9?

3. What Communist leader's writings is Walter Teague teaching in Chapter 6?

4. Which two gods does Mailer insist the war supports in Chapter 7?

5. How is Mailer certain the MP in Chapter 6 is not going to hit him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mailer fair in court in Chapter 9?

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

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

9. What bad news greets Mailer when he returns to New York in Chapter 11?

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

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