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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 10, why was Shakur told not to trust West Indians?

2. What did Jostling mean in prison?

3. Where was Shakur kicked at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. How long was Shakur in the hospital at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Shakur get her first office job?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur spent much of her prison time in solitary confinement. What were the reasons for the solitary confinement, and how did solitary confinement affect Shakur mentally and physically?

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