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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. At what time of day was Shakur's daughter born?

2. In Chapter 7, when were Kamau and Shakur acquitted in the bank robbery trial?

3. What hotel did Shakur think she checked into after her first job in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 8, what streets did Shakur say were richer than where she lived with her aunt?

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. Who demonstrated outside the courthouse one day in Chapter 7?

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

4. What did the jury panels look like that was being put together in Chapter 7?

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

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

7. How did Shakur get her first office job?

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

9. What type of treatment did Shakur receive when she was hospitalized at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shakur’s daughter was born when Shakur was in prison. What type of relationship did Shakur have with her daughter and why was their relationship strained?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur was born JoAnne Deborah Byron. Why did she change her name, and why did she believe that a new name fit her personality and beliefs better than her birth name?

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