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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 many years was Shakur's friend Phyllis facing in prison?

2. Where did Shakur live in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 10, how much did Shakur make at her first job?

4. How far along was Shakur in her pregnancy in Chapter 9?

5. What was the name of the man in the village that helped Shakur after she ran away in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Evelyn's apartment like in Chapter 8?

3. Why were the women at Riker's Island surprised by Shakur's appearance?

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

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

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

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

8. How did Shakur get her first office job?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During one trial, a bank manager testified that Shakur was not the woman who robbed his bank. How and why were various Black revolutionaries, like Shakur framed for crimes they did not commit?

Essay Topic 2

Shakur’s defense team could not find experts to testify on her behalf for the New Jersey trial. Why was it not possible to find experts to testify, and how did the lack of experts affect the verdict of the trial?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur considered herself to be a revolutionary and recorded a speech about revolution from prison. Why did Shakur believe that a revolution was needed, and how did she feel that revolution needed to unfold?

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