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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hole: Solitary Confinement.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Abbott say was the only serious crime he committed in free society?
(a) Bank robbery.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Car theft.
(d) GBH.

3. What two people did Abbott learn had died during his time in the C-300 cell?
(a) Bobby Kennedy and his father.
(b) President Nixon and his brother.
(c) Malcolm X and his sister.
(d) JFK and his mother.

4. Where does Abbott say he is marched to as a thirteen-year-old boy?
(a) A mess hall.
(b) A bomb shelter.
(c) A beach.
(d) A coal mine.

5. What is the name of the poem Abbott recites in this chapter?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Death.
(c) Fools.
(d) Lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following philosophers is Abbott particularly drawn to?

2. Where does Abbott say he spent his childhood?

3. What does Abbott say prison has tried but failed to take away from him?

4. What does Abbott say intelligence becomes if it is robbed of actual experience?

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

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