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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous bar in New York City is cited in the dedication of "From First Glance"?
(a) Pip's.
(b) Zip's.
(c) Pop's.
(d) Zap's.

2. Who wrote the Preface of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?
(a) Irungu Shakur.
(b) Afeni Shakur.
(c) Madhubuti Shakur.
(d) Abidugun Shakur.

3. What is the final line of "And Still I Love U"?
(a) "While others around us fall."
(b) "Except dream of a better day."
(c) "Even if U changed your mind and said our love was thru."
(d) "I'd want 2 die continuously cry and still I'd love u."

4. In "Family Tree," the poet asks whether the beauty is in the tree or in what?
(a) Sky.
(b) Leaves.
(c) The forest.
(d) Roots.

5. What does the poet write he is hotter than in "Only 4 The Righteous"?
(a) "A just fired pistol."
(b) "The wax from a candle."
(c) "The sun."
(d) "An incinerator."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The poet writes in "And Still I Love U" that being a man, he is sure to do what?

3. In "And Still I Love U," what follows the lines, "I don't have everything / as a matter of fact I don't have anything"?

4. What is the fourth thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

5. What does the poet say [you] raise in pride in "Just a Breath of Freedom"?

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