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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Mutual Heartache," Shakur writes, "U C as I do but your vision is / blurred by" what?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Naivete.
(c) Haze.
(d) Fog.

2. What does the poet write of "in its truest sense" in "Nothing Can Come Between Us"?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Love.
(c) Disagreements.
(d) Unconditional friendship.

3. What does the poet say "U discovered" after "your soul was found" in "Elizabeth"?
(a) True love.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Celibacy.
(d) Yourself.

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

5. In "If There Be Pain," what does the poet write his life was lived through?
(a) A snowstorm.
(b) Falling rain.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) Lightning strikes.

6. What does Shakur write is his "only recreation" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?
(a) Rapping.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Sex.
(d) Drugs.

7. "Elizabeth" begins "I remember when U were LOST / and your soul was" what?
(a) "Lost."
(b) "In the wind."
(c) "Unrelenting."
(d) "Wandering."

8. In "From First Glance," the poet writes, "The circumstances don't even matter because my heart" what?
(a) "Is true."
(b) "Knows the truth."
(c) "Can hear U."
(d) "Never lies."

9. What does the poet write he'll do "where my culture I'm told holds no significance" in the untitled poem from Section 1?
(a) "Fight through the ignorance."
(b) "Wither and die in ignorance."
(c) "Say good riddance."
(d) "Earn but a pittance."

10. 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"?
(a) "There is 2 much of me that."
(b) "Introduced with innocence."
(c) "Except dream of a better day."
(d) "4 without u here my joy is through."

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

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

13. 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."

14. What does the poet write attracted him first in "1st Impressions"?
(a) "Your eyes."
(b) "Your voice."
(c) "Your mind."
(d) "Your spirit."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the first line of "When I Do Kiss U"?

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

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