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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Varieties of Punishment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbot say it is now routine for him to try to do?
(a) Think about his homeland.
(b) Escape prison.
(c) Write short stories.
(d) Abuse the guards.

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

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

4. Who is Abbott writing to?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) Ernest Hemmingway.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Patricia Highsmith.

5. Which of the following philosophers is Abbott particularly drawn to?
(a) Marx.
(b) Kant.
(c) Kierkgaard.
(d) Nietschze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a prisoner given once a day as part of the C-300 punishment?

2. What does Abbott say he had to do to urinate while in the Butner institution?

3. What does Abbott say he dreamed about in his hotel room?

4. What does Abbott say his lungs were burning with?

5. What does Abbott say prison has tried but failed to take away from him?

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