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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Saw.
(b) Knew.
(c) Cared.
(d) Wondered.

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

3. In "Carmencita of the Bronx!" the poet writes, "I hear U R with another and U R" what?
(a) Unloved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Expecting.

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

5. What ceases to work "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?
(a) "Your Body."
(b) "Your Heart."
(c) "Your Mind."
(d) "Your Soul."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Family Tree," the poet writes, "Because we all spring / from different trees / we are not created" what?

2. What does the poet write attracted him first in "1st Impressions"?

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

4. The poet writes in "For Mrs. Hawkins," "I'm not out 2 offend the positive souls / only the racist dogs who" what?

5. In "A River That Flows Forever," the poet writes, "As long as some ____ / The River Flows Forever."

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