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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the poem "In the Depths of Solitude" dedicated?
(a) "2 U."
(b) "4 Me."
(c) "2 Me."
(d) "4 U."

2. What is the final poem of Section 1?
(a) "Joyous."
(b) "God."
(c) "Self."
(d) "Restitution."

3. What "means nothing" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?
(a) "A father's pride."
(b) "A mother's love."
(c) "The life of another."
(d) "A baby's cry."

4. "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" is dedicated to whom?
(a) "My Friends."
(b) "My Heart."
(c) "My Fans."
(d) "My Mother."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the poet write "is out there somewhere" in "Under the Skies Above"?

3. The last line of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" reads, "Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever" what?

4. In "Under the Skies Above," Shakur writes, "Whether he is born in wealth or poverty / there will be no deficiency" in what?

5. In "When Ure Heart Turns Cold," Shakur writes that "When your heart turns cold" it causes what?

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