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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet write "is out there somewhere" in "Under the Skies Above"?
(a) "My father."
(b) "My love."
(c) "My mother."
(d) "My child."

2. In "Life Through My Eyes," the poet writes that "Fun and games R few / but treasured like" what?
(a) "Peace 2 U."
(b) "Life 2 me."
(c) "Peace 2 me."
(d) "Gold 2 me."

3. The tears in "Sometimes I Cry" "flow with life but take no" what?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Form.
(c) Channel.
(d) Effort.

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

5. In "Life Through My Eyes," the poet writes "Life through my bloodshot eyes / would scare" what?
(a) "U away."
(b) "A prisoner straight."
(c) "A square 2 death."
(d) "A child away."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Under the Skies Above," Shakur writes, "Whether he is born in wealth or poverty / there will be no deficiency" in what?

2. What is the final poem of Section 1?

3. What does Shakur write is his "only recreation" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

4. When was Tupac Shakur born?

5. To whom is "The Shining Star Within" dedicated?

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