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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 was the name of the poem at the end of Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 10, why was Shakur told not to trust West Indians?

3. In Chapter 3, when did Shakur make a tape that was broadcast on many radio stations?

4. When was the motion for a change of venue from Middlesex County granted in Chapter 5?

5. What was one type of stew that Shakur had in the prison in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Joe treat Shakur in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shakur often had disagreements with her mother. What type of relationship did Shakur have with her mother, and how did her behavior affect that relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Shakur had a lot to learn about being a revolutionary. What did revolution mean to Shakur and how did it influence her life and the decisions she made?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur believed that socialism was a good economic system, but she said that she would not be a socialist. Why if Shakur believed that socialism was a good economic system, would Shakur not be a socialist?

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