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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 Americans have a hunger for?
(a) Burgers.
(b) Religion.
(c) True crime.
(d) The death penalty.

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

3. What does Abbott say ex-prisoners can never get honestly?
(a) Friends.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Happiness.
(d) A job.

4. Who does Abbott say whites are taught to hate in prison?
(a) Authority.
(b) Jews.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Non-whites.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does Abbott say Marx once wrote to?

2. Which country does Abbott not like to hear compared favorably with America?

3. What is Abbott's pen pal's ambition?

4. What did one newspaper document that happened following several executions?

5. What does Abbott call the problems his pen pal suffers from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abbott think about Gary Gilmore?

2. How does prison encourage racism?

3. What is Abbott's opinion on freedom?

4. What does Abbott say about American justice?

5. How did Blackie try to expose the prison system?

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

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

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

9. What does Abbott think Cuba needs?

10. Why does Abbott think Vietnam veterans should feel shame for their part in the Vietnam War?

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