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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Capital Punishment and Gary Gilmore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbott think Gilmore is attracted to?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) The underworld.
(c) The death sentence.
(d) Fame.

2. What is a shiv?
(a) A card game.
(b) A kebab.
(c) A fossil.
(d) A weapon.

3. What is the worst crime one can commit while in prison?
(a) The stealing of food.
(b) The stealing of cigarettes.
(c) The murder of a guard.
(d) The murder of an inmate.

4. What is pruno?
(a) Baby food.
(b) Prison wine.
(c) Prison beer.
(d) Fried prune paste.

5. What does Abbott say he is amazed of the feel of when he is out of solitary?
(a) A piece of carpet.
(b) A piece of wood.
(c) A guard's jacket.
(d) A man's hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marx say in his letter was ineffective?

2. What does Abbott call the gradual wearing away of healthy aspects of one's psychology?

3. What does Abbott say becomes reality while in solitary confinement?

4. What does Abbott say one feels happening to oneself when they are in the hole?

5. What author does Abbott reference in this chapter?

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