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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 call the second prisoner he recalls in this chapter?
(a) Y.
(b) Q.
(c) Z.
(d) X.

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

3. What does Abbott do in solitary confinement just to hear something?
(a) Hits the walls.
(b) Stamps his feet.
(c) Mutters to himself.
(d) Sings.

4. What does Abbott say is the only force which opposes race theory of humanity?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Jedi.
(d) Fascism.

5. Why does Abbott say he would like to understand Gilmore?
(a) So he can understand evil.
(b) So he can write a book.
(c) So he can understand life.
(d) So he can understand himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Abbott think Gilmore is asking for the death penalty?

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

4. Who does Abbott say he does not believe in?

5. What does Abbott say a prisoner is killed in?

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