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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Racism in America and Behind Bars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a prisoner given once a day as part of the C-300 punishment?
(a) Water.
(b) A sponge.
(c) A bath.
(d) Soup.

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

3. What does Abbott condemn every government employee of the prison system as?
(a) Brutal and dishonest.
(b) Meglomanic and bored.
(c) Unkind and heartless.
(d) Violent and tyrannical.

4. Why does Abbott think Blackie did not hang himself?
(a) Blackie loved life.
(b) Blackie was desparate to be with his family again.
(c) Blackie had nothing to hang himself with.
(d) Blackie was due for parole.

5. How did the guards try to control Abbott's claustrophobia?
(a) They gave him a bigger cell.
(b) They sedated him at night.
(c) They put a stop to his solitary confinement.
(d) They tied him to his bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott claim every Communist revolution brings the world closer to?

2. What mentality does Abbott say the guards have?

3. What does Abbott want two dollars to purchase?

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

5. How does Abbott claim guards instigate violence in prison?

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