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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Capital Punishment and Gary Gilmore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbott say he can't understand about Gilmore?
(a) He killed two people who didn't resist.
(b) He had a family.
(c) He was willing to kill again.
(d) He wanted to die.

2. Who does Abbot claim are evil?
(a) Judges.
(b) Probation officers.
(c) Guards.
(d) Lawyers.

3. What of the following does Abbott say gives a security guard a reason for shooting a prisoner?
(a) Running in the corridor.
(b) Touching another prisoner.
(c) Laughinh too loudly.
(d) Swearing at the warden.

4. Why was an autopsy never performed on Blackie?
(a) He had no relatives.
(b) He was a criminal.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He died of natural causes.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say some prisoners are never given access to?

2. What does Abbot like to do when he is in solitary confinement?

3. What drug does Abbott call therapeutic?

4. What kind of people does Abbott say the Vietnam Veterans killed?

5. What does Abbott call the second prisoner he recalls in this chapter?

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