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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which hotel is Mailer staying?
(a) The Willard.
(b) The Watergate.
(c) The Hay-Adams.
(d) The Marriot.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how long has the crown been waiting to march?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) About one hour.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Several hours.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Mailer do after leaving the theatre?
(a) He goes to the hotel.
(b) He sleeps backstage.
(c) He goes to another bar.
(d) He falls asleep in a doorway.

4. Whose "dwarf alter ego" did Mailer claim to be at the Ambassador speech, according to Macdonald in Chapter 3?
(a) Ben Franklin's.
(b) William Burroughs'.
(c) Abbie Hoffman's.
(d) Lyndon Johnson's.

5. Where is the bus in Chapter 4 taking Mailer and the other marchers?
(a) A post office in Alexandria.
(b) A police station in Bethesda.
(c) A school in Baltimore.
(d) A bus depot in Brookland.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week is the march taking place?

2. In Chapter 2, what drug does Mailer repeatedly decry?

3. Which of the following titles is not one that Mailer the narrator gives himself, Lowell, and Macdonald in Chapter 4?

4. What is Mailer's primary complaint about the performance space?

5. Which of the following is not something Mailer describes as the march begins in Chapter 4?

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