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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in Chapter 5, is completely enthralled by the band's activities?
(a) Mailer.
(b) Dellinger.
(c) Macdonald.
(d) Lowell.

2. Which of the following titles is not one that Mailer the narrator gives himself, Lowell, and Macdonald in Chapter 4?
(a) The Novelist.
(b) The Critic.
(c) The Poet.
(d) The Journalist.

3. What is the stated goal of the March, as articulated by the Steering Committee in Chapter 3?
(a) To raise awareness of illegal bombing in Laos and Cambodia.
(b) To draw attention to the cost of the War.
(c) To shut down the war-making machine.
(d) To end the war in Vietnam.

4. At the end of Chapter 4, between which two individuals does a tension develop?
(a) de Grazia and Kunstler.
(b) Van Cleve and de Grazia.
(c) Rubin and Dellinger.
(d) Dellinger and Goodman.

5. What word does Mailer use to describe supporters of the ear in Chapter 7?
(a) Lions.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Dodos.
(d) Hawks.

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

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

8. Why did march planning committee visit the Pentagon numerous times before the march?
(a) To gauge police coverage in the lots.
(b) To take pictures for promotional materials.
(c) To speak with security there.
(d) To choose the best side to approach.

9. Which two gods does Mailer insist the war supports in Chapter 7?
(a) Technology and commercialism.
(b) Money and power.
(c) Bloodshed and madness.
(d) Marx and Smith.

10. Which of Mailer's writer friends is present in the Volkswagen with him in Chapter 2?
(a) Paul Goodman.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Robert Lowell.
(d) None of them.

11. What game does Mailer play with a cellmate to pass the time in Chapter 5?
(a) Chess.
(b) Gin rummy.
(c) 20 questions.
(d) Poker.

12. What does Mailer tell Fontain about his arrest in Chapter 1?
(a) It will not stop the cause.
(b) It is unjust.
(c) It is not the first time he has been in handcuffs.
(d) It was done correctly.

13. Who is Mailer's lawyer in Chapter 9?
(a) Goodman.
(b) Kube.
(c) Dellinger.
(d) de Grazia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who goes to sleep in the cell with Mailer?

2. In Chapter 3, what city does the Steering Committee meet in?

3. What reason does the judge give for giving Mailer a stiffer sentence in Chapter 9?

4. What is happening to Mailer at the end of Chapter 6?

5. How many marchers does the New York Times suggest will be at the Pentagon protest in Chapter 5?

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