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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 a Mississippi lawyer who the Conference of Black Lawyers assigned to work on Shakur's case?

2. In Chapter 14, when was Shakur taken to the Manhattan Correctional Center?

3. What did Shakur's mother-in-law do?

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

5. In Chapter 13, when did Shakur get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were some of Shakur's duties as a member of the medical cadre at the Black Panther Party in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 17, how did Shakur describe the Black Liberation Army?

5. In Chapter 17, what did Shakur say about Revolutionary War and armed struggle?

6. In Chapter 15, what was the first task that Shakur performed at the Black Panther Party office?

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

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

9. What news did Shakur read about herself in Chapter 16?

10. What did Shakur think it meant to go underground at first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

During one trial, a bank manager testified that Shakur was not the woman who robbed his bank. How and why were various Black revolutionaries, like Shakur framed for crimes they did not commit?

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