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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Racism in America and Behind Bars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the criminal Mailer wrote about in the Executioner's Song?
(a) James Banville.
(b) Ted Bundy.
(c) Fred West.
(d) Gary Gilmore.

2. What happens to Abbott after twenty three days in the blackout cell?
(a) He starts to hallucinate.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He has a nervous breakdown.
(d) He has a seizure.

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

4. What country does Abbott say has the most oppressive regime on the planet?
(a) USSR.
(b) Britain.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

5. What is the name of the prisoner Abbott recalls in this section?
(a) Davis.
(b) Whitey.
(c) Blackie.
(d) Laurel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Red and Black's protagonist?

2. Who is the punk the slave to?

3. What does Abbott say a prisoner is killed in?

4. What does Abbott call the second prisoner he recalls in this chapter?

5. What does Abbott say he forgot while in his hotel room?

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