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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 10, when did Shakur first hear someone talk about the U.S. government like someone would discuss a criminal?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, who did Shakur think was dead?

3. Where did Shakur's grandparents operate a restaurant in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 7, what craft did Shakur started working on?

5. In Chapter 7, what book did the defense team want to know if potential jurors had read?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what instructions would Shakur's grandmother give her when she was sent to the store?

2. In Chapter 6, what was the apartment like where Shakur went the first night she ran away?

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

4. What did Shakur like to do on the weekends in Chapter 4?

5. How did Shakur describe the Morristown Jail?

6. How did people live on 84th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus in Chapter 8?

7. In Chapter 1, where did the detectives take Shakur and what did they tell her after her x-rays?

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

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

10. What issues did Shakur have during her pregnancy in Chapter 9?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur deliberately decided to risk a pregnancy while she was in prison. Why did Shakur at first not want to risk becoming pregnant, and why did she change her mind?

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