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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet write he lives "like a prisoner" of in the untitled poem in Section 1?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Pride.
(d) Poverty.

2. What does the poet write "you reeked of" in "1st Impressions"?
(a) "Healthy imagination."
(b) "Inner beauty."
(c) "Righteous pride."
(d) "Sultry confidence."

3. In what film was Tupac's first starring role?
(a) Boyz N the Hood.
(b) Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood.
(c) Jungle Fever.
(d) Juice.

4. "1 for April" begins with what line?
(a) "2 me your name alone is poetry."
(b) "I want 2 c u from the moment."
(c) "I accept the ridicule."
(d) "U leave my side till the moment u return."

5. To whom is the poem "In the Depths of Solitude" dedicated?
(a) "2 Me."
(b) "2 U."
(c) "4 Me."
(d) "4 U."

Short Answer Questions

1. "What Is It That I Search 4" Shakur writes, "Just as no one knows / what lies beyond the _____ / I will never find the answer 2 / what it is that I search 4."

2. In "Life Through My Eyes," the poet writes "Life through my bloodshot eyes / would scare" what?

3. The poetry in "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" was written from 1989 until when?

4. What does the poet say "U discovered" after "your soul was found" in "Elizabeth"?

5. What is the final poem of Section 1?

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