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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 Abbot say Americans love?
(a) Violence.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Punishment.
(d) God.

2. What does Abbott say is a fading dream?
(a) Family.
(b) Freedom.
(c) His soul.
(d) Communist revolution.

3. What does Abbott question about Gilmore?
(a) His sanity.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) His sense of timing.
(d) His intelligence.

4. Which country does Abbott say he admires?
(a) Russia.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Britain.
(d) China.

5. What is Abbott's pen pal's ambition?
(a) To become a lawyer.
(b) To become a housewife.
(c) To become a criminologist.
(d) To become an actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say happens to men's hearts in prison?

2. What did the restaurant do with the young man's food?

3. What country does Abbott say has the most oppressive regime on the planet?

4. In what state was a black farmer fined for double parking?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Abbott say he lost interest in his female pen pal?

2. What was the second incident of racism Abbott experienced during his time away from prison?

3. What is Abbott's opinion on freedom?

4. Why does Abbott think Gilmore insists on the death penalty?

5. What does Abbot state are his reasons for taking heroin and marijuana?

6. What does Abbott say about American justice?

7. What was the third racist incident Abbott experienced during his time away from prison?

8. Why does Abbott not like the prisoner who denounces sex, drink and drugs?

9. Why does Abbott think Gilmore feels guilty about his crimes?

10. Why does Abbott liken the prison system to liking a dog?

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