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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Capital Punishment and Gary Gilmore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Abbott once falsely accused of stabbing?
(a) A priest.
(b) A fellow inmate.
(c) A warden.
(d) A prison guard.

2. What does Abbott say intelligence becomes if it is robbed of actual experience?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pure.
(c) Locked.
(d) Insanity.

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

4. What does Abbott claim he contracted in institutions?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Anger.

5. What does Abbott call the problems his pen pal suffers from?
(a) Boring.
(b) Petty.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Horriffic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the poem Abbott recites in this chapter?

3. What does Abbott say one feels happening to oneself when they are in the hole?

4. Why does Abbott say he would like to understand Gilmore?

5. What does Abbott say was the only serious crime he committed in free society?

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