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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 do Abbott's fellow inmates do to ensure Abbott's release from the the starvation diet?
(a) Take a guard hostage.
(b) Break Abbott free.
(c) Go on strike.
(d) Give Abbott their food.

2. What does Abbot like to do when he is in solitary confinement?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Write.
(d) Read.

3. What did Abbott do to conserve energy during his starvation diet?
(a) Lay still.
(b) Meditate.
(c) Read.
(d) Held his breath.

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

5. What did Abbott eat in addition to his starvation diet?
(a) Mice.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Rats.
(d) Bats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two people did Abbott learn had died during his time in the C-300 cell?

2. What does Abbott believe prison controls?

3. What does Abbott say he can't control?

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

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

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