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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 does Abbott believe prison controls?
(a) One's thoughts.
(b) One's life.
(c) One's body.
(d) One's potential.

2. What does Abbott say he dreamed about in his hotel room?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Prison.
(c) Hell.
(d) Family.

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

4. What does Abbott say one must fight while in the hole?
(a) Depression.
(b) Routine and monotony.
(c) Thoughts of suicide.
(d) Mental illness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Abbott say he spent his childhood?

2. Where does Abbott say he is marched to as a thirteen-year-old boy?

3. What does Abbott say one feels happening to oneself when they are in the hole?

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

5. What are strip cells used for?

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