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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Abbott say becomes reality while in solitary confinement?
(a) Dreams.
(b) God.
(c) Death.
(d) Nightmares.

3. Who does Abbott say he does not believe in?
(a) The President.
(b) Allah.
(c) Marx.
(d) God.

4. How did the guards try to control Abbott's claustrophobia?
(a) They sedated him at night.
(b) They gave him a bigger cell.
(c) They put a stop to his solitary confinement.
(d) They tied him to his bed.

5. What is the name of the punk Abbott refers to in this chapter?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Davis.
(c) Gerard.
(d) Peter.

6. What does Abbott call all of the employees within the prison system?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Psychos.
(c) Rotters.
(d) Pigs.

7. What is pruno?
(a) Prison wine.
(b) Fried prune paste.
(c) Baby food.
(d) Prison beer.

8. What does Abbott say policeman obey?
(a) The state.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Violence.
(d) Themselves.

9. What does Abbott say he forgot while in his hotel room?
(a) He was free.
(b) He had money.
(c) He was alive.
(d) He was on the run.

10. What does Abbott think are treated better than people in the hole?
(a) Refugees.
(b) Animals in a zoo.
(c) Siberian war prisoners.
(d) Prisoners on death row.

11. What city did Abbott escape to?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) New York.
(d) Montreal.

12. What does Abbott say a prisoner is killed in?
(a) Honor.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pride.
(d) Hate.

13. Which of the following does Abbott say strikes him as beautiful when he is out of solitary?
(a) Bleached floors.
(b) Prison shirts.
(c) Security guards.
(d) Broth.

14. What does Abbott say he pushed aside while in prison?
(a) Love.
(b) Hate.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Abbott after twenty three days in the blackout cell?

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

3. What does Abbot say it is now routine for him to try to do?

4. What does Abbott think will end the policeman mentality?

5. What does Abbott liken the experience of a being in a black cell to?

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