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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 Abbott say he had to do to urinate while in the Butner institution?
(a) Ring a bell.
(b) Beg.
(c) Stand on his head.
(d) Twist his torso.

2. What is the name of a cell that has no light coming into it?
(a) An iron maiden.
(b) A night cell.
(c) A dark cell.
(d) A black out cell.

3. What does Abbott say prison has tried but failed to take away from him?
(a) His freedom.
(b) His love.
(c) His mind.
(d) His soul.

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

5. Who was Abbott once falsely accused of stabbing?
(a) A prison guard.
(b) A fellow inmate.
(c) A priest.
(d) A warden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say he thought was crushing him?

2. Who does Abbott say he has to sit next to everyday at breakfast?

3. What do Abbott's fellow inmates do to ensure Abbott's release from the the starvation diet?

4. What does Abbott say he did in 1971?

5. What does a starvation diet consist of?

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