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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. In Chapter 13, where did Shakur decide to go after her marriage broke up?
(a) California.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Florida.
(d) Denver.

2. What was the name of a Mississippi lawyer who the Conference of Black Lawyers assigned to work on Shakur's case?
(a) Edward Franklin.
(b) Peter Brown.
(c) Lewis Myers.
(d) Charles Davidson.

3. In Chapter 18, what was the name of one of the entertainers who performed at fundraising events for Shakur?
(a) Roberta Flack.
(b) Harry Belafonte.
(c) Donna Summer.
(d) Barry White.

4. During the bank robbery trial in Chapter 14, who testified on Shakur's behalf?
(a) Bank security guard.
(b) Loan officer.
(c) Bank teller.
(d) Manager of the bank.

5. In Chapter 13, where was Shakur surprised to learn about U.S. imperialism that took place?
(a) South and Central America.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Puerto Rico.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how did Shakur describe the dreams she had for her daughter in a poem she wrote?

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

3. Where was Shakur when she learned that Martin Luther King had been shot?

4. In Chatper 17, what did Shakur say that Blacks earned compared to Whites?

5. In Chapter 20, where was Shakur imprisoned?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, why was it difficult for Shakur's defense team to find a ballistics expert and forensic chemist to testify on Shakur's behalf?

2. In Chapter 17, what did Shakur say about Revolutionary War and armed struggle?

3. How did Shakur describe her marriage?

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

5. In Chapter 15, what was the first task that Shakur performed at the Black Panther Party office?

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

7. In Chapter 11, why did the FBI want a photograph of Shakur wearing a wig and dress similar to a woman photographed by bank cameras during a robbery?

8. What news did Shakur read about herself in Chapter 16?

9. In Chapter 17, why did Shakur believe that the various organizations working for Black freedom should not consolidate?

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

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