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

2. What does Abbott say some prisoners are never given access to?
(a) Good food.
(b) Daylight.
(c) Fun.
(d) Society.

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

4. What city did Abbott escape to?
(a) New York.
(b) Montreal.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Chicago.

5. Which of the following does Abbott say strikes him as beautiful when he is out of solitary?
(a) Broth.
(b) Prison shirts.
(c) Bleached floors.
(d) Security guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say he did in 1971?

2. What does Abbott claim has been robbed from him?

3. What does Abbott say happens to men's hearts in prison?

4. What are strip cells used for?

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

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