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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Mutual Heartache," Shakur writes, "U talk as I do but yet u don't / understand when I" what?
(a) Yell.
(b) Mumble.
(c) Ramble.
(d) Imagine.

2. In "When Ure Heart Turns Cold," Shakur writes that "When your heart turns cold" it causes what?
(a) "Your soul 2 freeze."
(b) "A pain in me."
(c) "Rage in me."
(d) "Your mind 2 sieze."

3. The poet refers to "this white killer" as being what in "For Mrs. Hawkins"?
(a) "Strong-willed."
(b) "Empty-minded."
(c) "Mentally sick."
(d) "An evil monster."

4. In "So I Say GOODBYE," the poet writes, "I've decided 2 follow my heart and abandon" what?
(a) "You."
(b) "My mind."
(c) "The ghetto."
(d) "Hatred."

5. The poet concludes "I Know My Heart Has Lied Before" with the line "With All My Heart &" what?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Knowledge."
(c) "Kindness."
(d) "Spirit."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

2. "Starry Night" is dedicated to the memory of whom?

3. The poet claims in "Government Assistance or My Soul" that he would "go hungry and homeless" before what?

4. What does the rose prove wrong by learning to walk without feet in "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?

5. "Or My Soul" is dedicated to whom?

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