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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how long had Shakur been in prison?

2. What was the name of the hospital where Shakur was taken in Chapter 9?

3. What did the gynecologist wear when he examined Shakur in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 3, where was one woman arrested for drunk driving?

5. In Chapter 5, when was a trail to resume in Morris county?

Short Essay Questions

1. What indictments were outstanding for Shakur in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 2, what type of business did Shakur's grandparents open and where?

3. In Chapter 3, why did Mrs. Butterworth say that Shakur could not come out of her cell?

4. In Chapter 10, why did Shakur's patience grow thin the longer she worked at various offices?

5. What did Shakur feel and hear at the beginning of Chapter 1?

6. What did Shakur's cell look like in Chapter 3?

7. Why did Shakur say that marriage between a Black man and woman was difficult?

8. How did Shakur get her first office job?

9. What did Shakur say about her early years in Chapter 2?

10. Where did Shakur move with her mother and sister in Chapter 6, and what did it look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shakur witnessed misogyny, the mistreatment and disrespect of women by men. What types of mistreatment was Shakur exposed to, and how much of the mistreatment was racial?

Essay Topic 2

Shakur spent much of her prison time in solitary confinement. What were the reasons for the solitary confinement, and how did solitary confinement affect Shakur mentally and physically?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur believed that a person was a liberal only when they enjoyed a certain socio-economic status. How did Shakur describe liberals and their beliefs, and why did she believe that liberals were only individuals who were wealthy?

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