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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abbott think Blackie did not hang himself?
(a) Blackie was desparate to be with his family again.
(b) Blackie was due for parole.
(c) Blackie had nothing to hang himself with.
(d) Blackie loved life.

2. Who does Abbott say are the only people able to cut through prejudice?
(a) Geniuses.
(b) Outsiders.
(c) True soldiers.
(d) Christians.

3. Whose writings does Abbott say he supports?
(a) Trotsky's.
(b) Lenin's.
(c) Stalin's.
(d) Mao's.

4. What kind of people does Abbott say the Vietnam Veterans killed?
(a) Machine-like people.
(b) Peaceful people.
(c) God-fearing people.
(d) Doll-like people.

5. When did Blackie seize four guards as hostages?
(a) During a riot.
(b) During a strike.
(c) During an attempted escape.
(d) During solitary confinement.

6. Who does Abbott say American democracy is slanted against?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Asians.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

7. What does Abbott question about Gilmore?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His sanity.
(c) His sense of timing.
(d) His upbringing.

8. What does Abbott say is his wider calling?
(a) The campaigning of prisoners' rights.
(b) The campaigning for justice.
(c) The urging of worldwide Communist revolution.
(d) The urging of love and peace.

9. What is the name of Mailer's book about a true crime?
(a) Executioner's Song.
(b) Sleepness Nights.
(c) Murder.
(d) In Cold Blood.

10. What did the black farmer use as a weapon against the police?
(a) A glass.
(b) A fence post.
(c) A tree branch.
(d) A knife.

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

12. What does Abbott mock Vietnam Veterans for being?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Violent.
(c) Victims.
(d) Proud.

13. What does Abbott say is a barrier to intelligence?
(a) Materialism.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Racism.
(d) Money.

14. How does Abbott claim guards instigate violence in prison?
(a) They put innocent people into solitary.
(b) They bully the weak.
(c) They spit in prisoner's meals.
(d) They pool people into racial groups.

15. Who does Abbott say China's army is composed of?
(a) The pigs.
(b) The majority.
(c) The people.
(d) The animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbott say he appreciates seeing on his cell window?

2. Why does Abbott think Gilmore is asking for the death penalty?

3. What does Abbott consider Solzhenitsyn to be?

4. What does Abbot say the author has unwittingly portrayed Sorel as?

5. Who does Abbott believe killed Blackie?

(see the answer keys)

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