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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 1, how much time was Shakur allowed with her lawyer after the kangaroo court?

2. Who was one of the state troopers Shakur was accused of shooting in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 10, with whom did Shakur and a friend become acquainted with who studied at Columbia?

4. What was the number of Shakur's cell in Chapter 5?

5. What judge did Evelyn petition to have the bank robbery trial postponed in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, how did a nurse come to Shakur's aid?

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

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

5. How did Shakur get her first office job?

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

7. Where was Shakur taken for incarceration in Chapter 5, and how did she describe what she saw as they drove in?

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

9. What did Shakur like to do in Evelyn's neighborhood in Chapter 8?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 was accused of many crimes and had to endure many trials. In what ways was Shakur treated unjustly through the various trials and how did the injustice affect whether she was perceived as innocent or guilty?

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