2. What two people have to work together for the Communist revolution to work?
(a) The upperclass and the workingclass.
(b) The middleclass and the peasants.
(c) The peasant and the worker.
(d) The non-whites and the whites.

3. What political system does Abbott want to see overthrown?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

4. What does Abbott say he appreciates seeing on his cell window?
(a) Spider webs.
(b) Rain drops.
(c) Mud.
(d) Insects.

5. Why does Abbott think Gilmore is asking for the death penalty?
(a) He hates himself.
(b) He believes in the next life.
(c) He doesn't want to go to prison.
(d) He bears an inner guilt.

6. What political leader does Abbott liken himself to?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Khruschev.
(c) Castro.
(d) Hitler.

7. What does Abbot say the author has unwittingly portrayed Sorel as?
(a) A homosexual.
(b) A bisexual.
(c) A God.
(d) An evil entity.

8. What does Abbott think Gilmore is attracted to?
(a) The underworld.
(b) The death sentence.
(c) Fame.
(d) The afterlife.

9. What does Abbott want two dollars to purchase?
(a) Toothpaste.
(b) Tea.
(c) Broth.
(d) Cigarettes.

10. What does Abbott call the problems his pen pal suffers from?
(a) Horriffic.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) Boring.
(d) Petty.

11. What did Marx say in his letter was ineffective?
(a) Workhouses.
(b) Capital punishment.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Prisons.

12. What is the name of the Red and Black's protagonist?
(a) Julien Sorel.
(b) Mercault.
(c) Tom Ripley.
(d) Gordon Smith.

13. What drug does Abbott say helps him to think about philosophical matters?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Hashish.

14. Who does Abbott say inherited the mathematics test?
(a) Asians.
(b) Europeans.
(c) Africans.
(d) South Americans.

15. What is the name of Mailer's book about a true crime?
(a) In Cold Blood.
(b) Murder.
(c) Executioner's Song.
(d) Sleepness Nights.