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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that Blacks were only three-fifths of a man?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1794.
(c) 1781.
(d) 1857.

2. In Chapter 13, what types of dogs were around the yard of the Black Panther headquarters?
(a) Doberman pinschers.
(b) German shepherds.
(c) Pit bulls.
(d) American bulldogs.

3. In Chapter 20, how did Shakur describe the dreams she had for her daughter in a poem she wrote?
(a) Shabby.
(b) Vibrant.
(c) Authentic.
(d) Desperate.

4. How did Shakur's daughter react when Shakur tried to hug her in Chapter 20 during a visit?
(a) Backed away and hid behind her grandmother.
(b) Screamed.
(c) Hugged her back.
(d) Hit her.

5. In Chapter 19 when the MSU was closed down, where did Shakur get a job in the prison?
(a) Cleaning crew.
(b) Kitchen crew.
(c) Library crew.
(d) General mechanic's crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, who did Shakur meet at the Manhattan Correctional Center that she had known from Riker's?

2. In Chapter 19, where was the maximum security prison that Shakur was sent to?

3. In Chapter 19, how many other Black women were in Shakur's unit, with the exception of one who left soon after Shakur arrived?

4. In Chapter 19, what were the names of the Manson family women who were in the same prison as Shakur?

5. In Chapter 16, when were two police machine-gunned on Riverside Drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, how did Shakur describe the Manson family women who were at Alderson?

2. What was the women's section like at Manhattan Correctional Center?

3. In Chapter 20, how did Shakur describe the visit with her daughter?

4. Who was Lolita Lebron?

5. How did Shakur learn about liberation theology and why did she study it?

6. What did the state do after the hearing officer ruled in Chapter 18 that Shakur's conditions of imprisonment were inhuman?

7. In Chapter 11, why was the first judge for the bank robbery trial excused?

8. What were some of Shakur's duties as a member of the medical cadre at the Black Panther Party in Chapter 15?

9. What did Shakur think it meant to go underground at first?

10. In Chapter 17, how did Shakur describe the Black Liberation Army?

(see the answer keys)

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