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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a term in which of Mailer's books has the band named itself?
(a) The Deer Park.
(b) Why Are We in Vietnam?
(c) The Naked and the Dead.
(d) The White Negro.

2. How does Mailer signal that he wants to be arrested at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) He crosses a rope line.
(b) He lays prostrate on the ground.
(c) He punches an MP.
(d) He throws a can at a police cruiser.

3. What reason does the judge give for giving Mailer a stiffer sentence in Chapter 9?
(a) He is older and more influential.
(b) He is a consistent violator of the law.
(c) He has been uncooperative throughout.
(d) He was late to court.

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

5. From what neighborhood in New York are the acquaintances Mailer encounters in Occaquan?
(a) Murray Hill.
(b) Upper East Side.
(c) Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Greenwich Village.

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

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

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

9. What does one of the older gentlemen tell a young black man who gets overly angry in Chapter 4?
(a) To just go home.
(b) To lead the way to the Pentagon.
(c) To have a swig of scotch.
(d) To speak to one of the monitors.

10. In Chapter 5, what is Mailer's assessment of the mistake the Revolutionary Contingent made during the march?
(a) It was too spread out.
(b) It was poorly armed.
(c) It lacked a clear system of communication.
(d) It acted too soon.

11. In Chapter 4, to what does Mailer compare the people on the bus?
(a) A group of kindergarteners.
(b) A rock band on tour.
(c) A high school sports team.
(d) A family reunion.

12. Who in the Volkswagen does the MP subdue in Chapter 2?
(a) The "Nazi."
(b) Mailer.
(c) Walter Teague.
(d) The freedom fighter.

13. Which of the following militant groups chooses to sit and hold their ground at the March?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The Symbionese Liberation Army.
(c) SDS.
(d) The Weathermen.

14. What nationality is the "Nazi" who antagonizes Mailer in Chapter 2?
(a) Italian.
(b) Dutch.
(c) French.
(d) Norwegian.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About what do the arrested marchers speculate at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. From what era of literature does Mailer saying he is drawing a convention in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What does Mailer begin working on in Occaquan in Chapter 7?

5. Who is waiting her Mailer when he arrives at booking in Occoquan at the end of Chapter 5?

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