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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 final lines of "The Fear in the Heart of a Man," the poet writes, "I may receive great joy or u may return it" how?
(a) "Wrapped in plastic."
(b) "Ripped apart."
(c) "With reciept."
(d) "With anger."

2. Of what does the poet write "never cuz I'm living on the right tip" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Fear.

3. What line follows "I am not a perfectionist" in "The Eternal Lament"?
(a) "But still I seek perfection."
(b) "On the 1's I miss I will lament."
(c) "From my mind 2 the depths of my soul."
(d) "And all of my free time will be spent."

4. What does the poet write he'll do "where my culture I'm told holds no significance" in the untitled poem from Section 1?
(a) "Fight through the ignorance."
(b) "Earn but a pittance."
(c) "Say good riddance."
(d) "Wither and die in ignorance."

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) Shore.
(d) Wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does the poet write "nah I leave the cutting up 2 Dize" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

2. How are the tears described in "Sometimes I Cry"?

3. To whom is the poem "In the Depths of Solitude" dedicated?

4. In "The Shining Star Within," the poet writes, "in this place no one Dares 2 Breathe / in Fear of" what?

5. In the only untitled poem of Section 1, Shakur writes, "Please wake me when I'm free / I cannot bear" what?

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