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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott think Gilmore is attracted to?

2. Which country does Abbott say he admires?

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

4. Which country does Abbott say is Cuba's master?

5. What two people have to work together for the Communist revolution to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Abbott say he admires Russia?

2. Why does Abbott consider Alexander Solzhenitsyn a traitor?

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

4. What does Abbott say about simple things?

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

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

7. Why does Abbott say he supports Communism?

8. What is Abbott's opinion on religion?

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

10. What does Abbott say about Communist revolution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has prison torture affected Abbott? How have laws changed since? Why was such punishment deemed as unhelpful for the prison environment?

Essay Topic 2

What are Abbott's political beliefs and how do you think these beliefs developed? Considering he has spent all his life in prison, how legitimate are Abbott's beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Abbott feel it is important to choose sides? What problems occur from people choosing one side over the other? Are these problems apparent in Abbott's own life?

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