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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. What color blanket was on the bed in Shakur's cell at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. Where was Shakur taken and incarcerated in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 7, how long did Shakur's gynecologist think she needed to be on bedrest?

4. In Chapter 7, where was Shakur returned after the bank robbery trial?

5. Who did Shakur want for a lawyer as an adviser in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Shakur describe the Morristown Jail?

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

4. How did Joe treat Shakur in Chapter 4?

5. What was the hospital room and conditions like where Shakur stayed after her baby was born?

6. What type of mail did Shakur receive in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 10, what job did Evelyn help Shakur get and how did Shakur describe the job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Both Shakur and her mother had broken marriages. What factors put undue pressure on married Blacks, and how did those pressures cause marriages to fail?

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