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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 20, where was Shakur imprisoned?

2. By 1860, how many people in the United States worked in manufacturing?

3. In Chapter 11, how much was the reward for Shakur's arrest?

4. 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?

5. Who was Shakur accused of kidnapping?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was at Alcatraz in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

6. Who was Lolita Lebron?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shakur was born JoAnne Deborah Byron. Why did she change her name, and why did she believe that a new name fit her personality and beliefs better than her birth name?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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