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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The poetry in "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" was written from 1989 until when?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1992.

3. What is the name of Tupac Shakur's mother?
(a) Adia Shakur.
(b) Aminah Shakur.
(c) Aziza Shakur.
(d) Afeni Shakur.

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."
(a) Shore.
(b) Moon.
(c) Wall.
(d) Door.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Love Unspoken," the poet writes, "because I chose 2 let it grow / People tend 2" what?

2. The first line of "Carmencita of the Bronx!" says "U saw" what "at its best"?

3. The poet writes in "1 for April," "I accept the ridicule in exchange for" what?

4. What does the poet write "you reeked of" in "1st Impressions"?

5. Shakur writes that there was no what "for this thriving star" in "The Shining Star Within"?

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