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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) Silence.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Prison.
(d) Captivity.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Shakur write is his "only recreation" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

3. What does the poet write he'll do "where my culture I'm told holds no significance" in the untitled poem from Section 1?

4. "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."

5. What does the poet write he lives "like a prisoner" of in the untitled poem in Section 1?

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