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

2. In Chapter 4, where did Shakur's stepfather work?

3. In Chapter 3, how often was Shakur allowed a clean uniform?

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

5. What did Jostling mean in prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Shakur get her first office job?

7. Why did Shakur say that marriage between a Black man and woman was difficult?

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

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

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

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 deliberately decided to risk a pregnancy while she was in prison. Why did Shakur at first not want to risk becoming pregnant, and why did she change her mind?

Essay Topic 3

During a traffic stop and shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike, Shakur’s rights were ignored as she lay bleeding by the side of the road. How were Shakur’s rights ignored both as she lay injured on the side of the road and when she was hospitalized?

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