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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Racism in America and Behind Bars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbott mock Vietnam Veterans for being?
(a) Victims.
(b) Violent.
(c) Proud.
(d) Unhappy.

2. What is the name of Mailer's book about a true crime?
(a) Murder.
(b) Sleepness Nights.
(c) In Cold Blood.
(d) Executioner's Song.

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

4. What does Abbott say he suffered from for four years?
(a) Arthitis.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) Arachnophobia.
(d) Claustrophobia.

5. What does Abbott say he thought was crushing him?
(a) Walls.
(b) People.
(c) Steel doors.
(d) Stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Abbott say are the source of the guard's evil?

2. What does Abbott say he uses heroin for?

3. What does Abbott liken the experience of a being in a black cell to?

4. What is the name of the author Abbott references at the end of the chapter?

5. When did Blackie seize four guards as hostages?

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