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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 is the name of the punishment cell Abbott stayed in for a total exceeding more than one year?
(a) The clam.
(b) The Pit.
(c) The C-300.
(d) The hole.

2. What does Abbott compare the hole to?
(a) An sacrificial altar.
(b) A coffin.
(c) An iron maiden.
(d) A nail bed.

3. What does Abbott say his lungs were burning with?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Warm air.
(c) Fossil fuels.
(d) Cold air.

4. What does Abbott say he can't control?
(a) His anger.
(b) His tears.
(c) His writings.
(d) His fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Abbott do to conserve energy during his starvation diet?

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

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

4. What drug is Abbott give to stop him from hallucinating?

5. What does Abbott say he suffered from for four years?

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