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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Prison Staff.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abbott think the law against cruel and unusual punishment is a joke?
(a) Most prisoners have never heard about the law.
(b) People have their different ideas of cruelty.
(c) Only convicts witness it.
(d) It is the only way prisoners learn.

2. Who does Abbott say he has to sit next to everyday at breakfast?
(a) A rambling drunk.
(b) A stupid wino.
(c) A violent Nazi.
(d) A smelly bum.

3. Why was Abbott sent to the Utah State Penitentiary?
(a) He issued a check against insufficient funds.
(b) He stabbed a clerk to death.
(c) He bought a car with someone else's credit card.
(d) He hit a police officer.

4. What does Abbott say his lungs were burning with?
(a) Cold air.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Warm air.
(d) Fossil fuels.

5. What does Abbott claim he contracted in institutions?
(a) Bipolar.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Anger.
(d) Paranoia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott compare the hole to?

2. What does Abbott say policeman obey?

3. What does Abbott say he suffered from for four years?

4. Who does Abbott say are the source of the guard's evil?

5. What did James say we do not do because we are sad?

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