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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Geronimo ji-Jaga had what relationship with Tupac Shakur?
(a) He was a high school friend.
(b) They lived on the same block.
(c) He was his godfather.
(d) They went to the same church.

2. Who wrote the Introduction of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?
(a) Mary Steinberg.
(b) Martha Steinberg.
(c) Laura Steinberg.
(d) Leila Steinberg.

3. What name was given to three African American inmates charged with the murder of white prison guard John V. Mills at California's Soledad Prison on January 16, 1970?
(a) The Soledad Brothers.
(b) The Savage Three.
(c) The Death Row Triplets.
(d) The Blood Brothers.

4. The first line of "Carmencita of the Bronx!" says "U saw" what "at its best"?
(a) Innocence.
(b) Human nature.
(c) Determination.
(d) Pride.

5. To whom is "The Shining Star Within" dedicated?
(a) Princess Diana.
(b) Michael Jordan.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) Jesus Christ.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What line follows "I am not a perfectionist" in "The Eternal Lament"?

3. Who was liberty misquoted by in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?

4. In "If There Be Pain," what does the poet write his life was lived through?

5. In "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!" the poet writes, "Before u came the triangle never" what?

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