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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. How did Shakur's daughter react when Shakur tried to hug her in Chapter 20 during a visit?

2. What was the name of the judge in Chapter 11 for the kidnapping trail?

3. In Chapter 20, how did Shakur describe the dreams she had for her daughter in a poem she wrote?

4. In Chapter 13, where did Shakur decide to go after her marriage broke up?

5. In Chapter 18, how much time did Shakur's defense team have to take to determine if Bill Kunstler would remain as one of Shakur's lawyers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Rema Olugbala die in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 20, how did Shakur describe the visit with her daughter?

5. Who was at Alcatraz in Chapter 13?

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

7. What was the women's section like at Manhattan Correctional Center?

8. In Chapter 11, why was the first judge for the bank robbery trial excused?

9. What did Shakur plan to study when she first went to college in Chapter 12, and why did she change her mind?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shakur witnessed misogyny, the mistreatment and disrespect of women by men. What types of mistreatment was Shakur exposed to, and how much of the mistreatment was racial?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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