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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Blackie seize four guards as hostages?
(a) During a strike.
(b) During solitary confinement.
(c) During an attempted escape.
(d) During a riot.

2. What does Abbott say happens to men's hearts in prison?
(a) They rot.
(b) They blacken.
(c) They shrivel.
(d) They burst.

3. Who did Blackie demand enter the the prison?
(a) Goldie Hawn.
(b) The senator.
(c) The President.
(d) The media.

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

5. What country does Abbott say has the most oppressive regime on the planet?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) America.
(d) USSR.

6. In what state was a black farmer fined for double parking?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Louisiana.

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

8. What kind of people does Abbott say the Vietnam Veterans killed?
(a) Machine-like people.
(b) God-fearing people.
(c) Doll-like people.
(d) Peaceful people.

9. 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 wanted to die.
(d) He was willing to kill again.

10. Who does Abbott say China's army is composed of?
(a) The majority.
(b) The animals.
(c) The people.
(d) The pigs.

11. Why does Abbott say he would like to understand Gilmore?
(a) So he can understand life.
(b) So he can write a book.
(c) So he can understand evil.
(d) So he can understand himself.

12. What does Abbott believes happens to the earliest revolutionaries?
(a) They are martyrs.
(b) They die unknown.
(c) They live uncomfortable lives.
(d) They are murdered.

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

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

15. What does Abbott say drugs are his antidote to?
(a) Himself.
(b) The devil.
(c) God.
(d) The pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say America can steal from a person?

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

3. What was the name of the criminal Mailer wrote about in the Executioner's Song?

4. What does Abbott say guilt is a matter of?

5. What does Abbott say the man that denies human nature is denying for himself?

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