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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poet claims in "Government Assistance or My Soul" that he would "go hungry and homeless" before what?
(a) "The American Government gets my soul."
(b) "Filling out all the paperwork."
(c) "Eating bad food."
(d) "Taking handouts."

2. What is the name of Tupac Shakur's father?
(a) Samuel Shakur.
(b) John Raymond.
(c) Musata Shakur.
(d) Billy Garland.

3. In "A River That Flows Forever," the poet writes, "As long as some ____ / The River Flows Forever."
(a) Are angry.
(b) Have pride.
(c) Have love.
(d) Suffer.

4. To whom is the poem "A River That Flows Forever" dedicated?
(a) "Sister."
(b) "Mother."
(c) "Brother."
(d) "Lover."

5. "What Is It That I Search 4" Shakur writes, "Just as no one knows / what lies beyond the _____ / I will never find the answer 2 / what it is that I search 4."
(a) Moon.
(b) Door.
(c) Wall.
(d) Shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shakur writes that there is no fear in what kind of heart in "The Fear in the Heart of a Man"?

2. In "Life Through My Eyes," the poet writes "Life through my bloodshot eyes / would scare" what?

3. In "Life Through My Eyes," the poet writes that "Fun and games R few / but treasured like" what?

4. "Starry Night" is dedicated to the memory of whom?

5. In "From First Glance," the poet writes, "The circumstances don't even matter because my heart" what?

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