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

2. In Chapter 2, what drug does Mailer repeatedly decry?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Mescaline.
(c) LSD.
(d) Marijuana.

3. Who begins the informal meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) Robert Lowell.
(b) Mitch Goodman.
(c) Paul Goodman.
(d) Norman Mailer.

4. What response does Coffin get to his turning in of the draft cards in Chapter 4?
(a) He is swarmed by press.
(b) He is refused by the Justice officials.
(c) He gets into a heated argument with the Solicitor General.
(d) He is arrested.

5. What does Mailer drink during the party of Chapter 4?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Mailer claims that America's New Left is drawing its political aesthetic from what country?

2. Where are the protest speakers going when they leave the part at the end of Chapter 4?

3. What strain of sociopolitical thinking does Mailer chart through America in a speech in Chapter 1?

4. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mailer state he does not have a good instinct for speeches at protests?

2. What is the plan for the Justice Department protest?

3. What state is Mailer in when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Mailer agree to join the Pentagon protest in Chapter 2?

5. How does Norman Mailer characterize his hangover in Chapter 2?

6. What rationalization does Mailer give for taking his book from the hostess's house in Chapter 5?

7. What appraisal of Robert Lowell does Mailer make in en route to the Department of Justice in Chapter 3?

8. Describe the performance space of this section.

9. How do Ed de Grazia and Mailer scuffle in Chapter 5?

10. What happens once the group arrives at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?

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