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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, how did Shakur describe the dreams she had for her daughter in a poem she wrote?

2. In Chapter 15, how many years in prison was Joan Bird facing?

3. What was Shakur working on at the beginning of Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 12, what was Shakur's intended major at first?

5. In Chapter 15, when Shakur was back in New York, to what cadre was she assigned for the Black Panther Party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rema Olugbala die in Chapter 11?

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

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

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 14, what two pieces of evidence helped Shakur gain an acquittal for the bank robbery trial?

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

7. In Chapter 11, why did the FBI want a photograph of Shakur wearing a wig and dress similar to a woman photographed by bank cameras during a robbery?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shakur often wrote the United States in lower case letters. Why did Shakur write the United States in lower case letters, and what did this reveal about how she viewed the United States?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur’s daughter was born when Shakur was in prison. What type of relationship did Shakur have with her daughter and why was their relationship strained?

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