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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. What two people did Abbott learn had died during his time in the C-300 cell?
(a) President Nixon and his brother.
(b) JFK and his mother.
(c) Bobby Kennedy and his father.
(d) Malcolm X and his sister.

2. What of the following does Abbott say gives a security guard a reason for shooting a prisoner?
(a) Touching another prisoner.
(b) Running in the corridor.
(c) Laughinh too loudly.
(d) Swearing at the warden.

3. Where does Abbott say he is marched to as a thirteen-year-old boy?
(a) A coal mine.
(b) A mess hall.
(c) A bomb shelter.
(d) A beach.

4. What does Abbott want two dollars to purchase?
(a) Toothpaste.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Tea.
(d) Broth.

5. What does Abbot say is the natural result of prison violence?
(a) Murder.
(b) Peace.
(c) Strike.
(d) Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say one must do to someone before they kill them?

2. What is a shiv?

3. What does Abbott believe prison controls?

4. What city did Abbott escape to?

5. What does Abbott mock Vietnam Veterans for being?

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