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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. Which of the following philosophers is Abbott particularly drawn to?
(a) Kierkgaard.
(b) Marx.
(c) Kant.
(d) Nietschze.

2. What kind of animal does Abbott compare to an inmate?
(a) A bull.
(b) A pig.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

3. What is the name of the author Abbott references at the end of the chapter?
(a) Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) William James.
(c) Ernest Hemmingway.
(d) Henry James.

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

5. Who is Abbott writing to?
(a) Patricia Highsmith.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Ernest Hemmingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say intelligence becomes if it is robbed of actual experience?

2. What drug is Abbott give to stop him from hallucinating?

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

4. What are strip cells used for?

5. What do Abbott's fellow inmates do to ensure Abbott's release from the the starvation diet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Abbot try to survive the starvation diet?

2. How did the guards treat Abbott's claustrophobia?

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

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

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

6. Why does Abbott compare the Hole to a coffin?

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

8. What happened to Abbott when he tried to run away from the juvenile center?

9. What does Abbott say about the noise in a prison?

10. What is a punk?

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