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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which music group is playing at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?
(a) The Band.
(b) The New York Dolls.
(c) The Fugs.
(d) The Magic Tramps.

2. What does Mailer forget to give back to the hostess when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?
(a) A cloth napkin.
(b) Her housekey.
(c) Her husband's necktie.
(d) A copy of his book.

3. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?
(a) The Time Magazine reporter.
(b) Macdonald.
(c) Goodman.
(d) Lowell.

4. What does Goodman in Chapter 2 indicate may happen at the protest?
(a) Eugene McCarthy may speak.
(b) They may invade the Pentagon.
(c) National press may cover the speeches.
(d) They may egg the President's care.

5. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?
(a) A march to the Capitol.
(b) A small concert on the Mall.
(c) A series of speeches at a theatre.
(d) A dinner at the Watergate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mailer recall as he walks toward the Washington Monument in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 6, how does the audience respond to Mailer's profane tirade?

3. At what theatre is the presentation of Chapter 5 located?

4. Who begins the informal meeting in Chapter 3?

5. Which of the following locations is not one that Mailer mentions rioting over the Vietnam issue in Chapter 2?

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