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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the only untitled poem of Section 1, Shakur writes, "Please wake me when I'm free / I cannot bear" what?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Prison.
(c) Silence.
(d) Captivity.

2. What does Shakur write "becomes your routine friend" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?
(a) Violence.
(b) Despair.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Hatred.

3. In "Under the Skies Above," Shakur writes, "Whether he is born in wealth or poverty / there will be no deficiency" in what?
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Hate.

4. In "The Shining Star Within," the poet writes, "in this place no one Dares 2 Breathe / in Fear of" what?
(a) Vengence.
(b) Self-expression.
(c) The truth.
(d) Persecution.

5. Of what does the poet write "nah I leave the cutting up 2 Dize" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?
(a) "Scratch."
(b) "Babies."
(c) "Drugs."
(d) "Retire."

Short Answer Questions

1. The tears in "Sometimes I Cry" "flow with life but take no" what?

2. The first line of "The Shining Star Within" states "Secrets R hidden within" what?

3. What line of "In the Depths of Solitude" follows "How can I be in the depths of solitude"?

4. The poetry in "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" was written from 1989 until when?

5. Who does Shakur write "that's my D.J. he's the greatest" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

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