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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 is the only consolation available to him in prison?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Sex.
(d) Writing.

2. What is the name of the prison system Solzyhenitsyn exposed?
(a) Bent.
(b) Viddy.
(c) Gulag.
(d) Mluvim.

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

4. Where does Abbott say is the only place non-whites get equality?
(a) Prison.
(b) Diners.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

5. What author does Abbott reference in this chapter?
(a) Gide.
(b) Camus.
(c) Stendhal.
(d) Mann.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the police deal with the black farmer when he threatened them?

2. What is the title of the novel Abbott talks about in this section?

3. What does Abbott claim has been robbed from him?

4. What does Abbott say is a barrier to intelligence?

5. What does Abbott think Gilmore is attracted to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Abbott say he wishes for instability in the East?

5. What does Abbott say about Communist revolution?

6. What does Abbott say about American justice?

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

8. What does Abbott say about Stendhal's novel, THE RED AND THE BLACK?

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

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

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