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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What two people did Abbott learn had died during his time in the C-300 cell?
(a) Bobby Kennedy and his father.
(b) JFK and his mother.
(c) Malcolm X and his sister.
(d) President Nixon and his brother.

4. Why does Abbott think the law against cruel and unusual punishment is a joke?
(a) It is the only way prisoners learn.
(b) Only convicts witness it.
(c) Most prisoners have never heard about the law.
(d) People have their different ideas of cruelty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbot say is the natural result of prison violence?

2. Who does Abbott say he has to sit next to everyday at breakfast?

3. What does Abbott say he dreamed about in his hotel room?

4. What city did Abbott escape to?

5. Who does Abbott say he does not believe in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Abbott describe X's death as a mercy killing?

2. What is life like for Abbott in solitary confinement at the juvenile center?

3. How does Abbott feel when he returns from prison life to solitary confinement?

4. Why does Abbott think the law against cruel and unusual punishment is a joke?

5. What happened to Striker?

6. What does Abbott say the prisoners have in common?

7. How do his fellow inmates save Abbott from starvation?

8. What was it like to be in the blackout cell?

9. What does Abbott say prison punishment is aimed at?

10. Why does Abbott say he continuously violates prison rules?

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