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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through American Violence/American Justice: The Legal System.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Abbott say was the only serious crime he committed in free society?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Bank robbery.
(c) Car theft.
(d) GBH.

4. What does Abbott say he uses heroin for?
(a) A substitute for sex.
(b) Emotional security.
(c) To forget time.
(d) To cure homesickness.

5. Who does Abbott say pigs don't have to answer to?
(a) The government.
(b) God.
(c) The people.
(d) Themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott claim has been robbed from him?

2. Why was Abbott sent to the Utah State Penitentiary?

3. What kind of animal does Abbott compare to an inmate?

4. What is the one thing a convict respects?

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

(see the answer key)

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