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

2. What do the guards claim happened to Blackie?
(a) He hanged himself.
(b) He was set free.
(c) He was moved to another prison.
(d) He shot himself.

3. What does Abbott say he did in 1971?
(a) Killed a guard.
(b) Escaped prison.
(c) Killed an inmate.
(d) Attended a funeral.

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

5. How did Striker kill himself?
(a) He stabbed himself.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) He hanged himself.
(d) He starved himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say he pushed aside while in prison?

2. What author does Abbott reference in this chapter?

3. Who does Abbott believe killed Blackie?

4. What does Abbott think communists fight for?

5. What does Abbott say prisoners live by?

(see the answer key)

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