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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 say he was sent to prison to become?
(a) A writer.
(b) A shifter.
(c) A punk.
(d) A worker.

2. What does Abbott say becomes reality while in solitary confinement?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) God.
(c) Death.
(d) Dreams.

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

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

5. What does Abbott say one must fight while in the hole?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Routine and monotony.
(d) Thoughts of suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the punishment cell Abbott stayed in for a total exceeding more than one year?

2. What does Abbott question about Gilmore?

3. What does Abbott think are treated better than people in the hole?

4. What does Abbot say the author has unwittingly portrayed Sorel as?

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

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