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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 judge in Chapter 11 for the kidnapping trail?

2. What was Rema Olugbala's birth name?

3. In Chapter 18, who came to do a speaking engagement for Shakur, but was harassed until she left the state?

4. In Chapter 19, which hall was Shakur housed in?

5. Who was Shakur accused of kidnapping?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was at Alcatraz in Chapter 13?

2. Who was Lolita Lebron?

3. How did the FBI try to force Shakur to get her photograph taken in similar clothing to the bank robber in Chapter 11?

4. How did Shakur describe the prison where she was transferred in Chapter 19?

5. What did Shakur learn about scalping in Chapter 13?

6. In Chapter 19, how did Shakur describe the Manson family women who were at Alderson?

7. In Chapter 17, why did Shakur believe that the various organizations working for Black freedom should not consolidate?

8. How did Shakur describe Manhattan Correctional Center in Chapter 14?

9. How did Shakur learn about liberation theology and why did she study it?

10. In Chapter 18, why was it difficult for Shakur's defense team to find a ballistics expert and forensic chemist to testify on Shakur's behalf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shakur lived in the South with her grandparents when her mother was getting her college degree. There were places that Blacks were not allowed to go. What types of segregation did Shakur see when she lived in the South? How did that segregation affect her and her family?

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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