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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" is dedicated to whom?
(a) "My Mother."
(b) "My Friends."
(c) "My Heart."
(d) "My Fans."

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

3. Of what does the poet write "nah I leave the cutting up 2 Dize" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?
(a) "Scratch."
(b) "Drugs."
(c) "Retire."
(d) "Babies."

4. The poet concludes "I Know My Heart Has Lied Before" with the line "With All My Heart &" what?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Spirit."
(c) "Kindness."
(d) "Knowledge."

5. The poet writes in "1 for April," "I accept the ridicule in exchange for" what?
(a) "A chance 2 B with U."
(b) "Your love."
(c) "The words U share with me."
(d) "Peaceful eternity."

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

7. "Starry Night" is dedicated to the memory of whom?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Vincent van Gogh.
(c) Leonardo da Vinci.
(d) Henri Matisse.

8. 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) "4 without u here my joy is through."
(c) "Except dream of a better day."
(d) "Introduced with innocence."

9. In "The Mutual Heartache," Shakur writes, "U talk as I do but yet u don't / understand when I" what?
(a) Yell.
(b) Mumble.
(c) Imagine.
(d) Ramble.

10. In what film was Tupac's first starring role?
(a) Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood.
(b) Juice.
(c) Jungle Fever.
(d) Boyz N the Hood.

11. The poet writes in "And Still I Love U" that being a man, he is sure to do what?
(a) Say something stupid.
(b) Have regrets.
(c) Make mistakes.
(d) Get angry.

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

13. In "Under the Skies Above," Shakur writes, "Whether he is born in wealth or poverty / there will be no deficiency" in what?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Hate.
(c) Life.
(d) Love.

14. In "Love Is Just Complicated," Shakur writes, "I thought I wanted "A" / But "A" was 2 mixed up with" what?
(a) "Z."
(b) "B."
(c) "U."
(d) "Me."

15. The tears in "Sometimes I Cry" "flow with life but take no" what?
(a) Channel.
(b) Form.
(c) Effort.
(d) Prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Preface, "There was never a day when Tupac did not appreciate" what?

2. What does the poet write of "in its truest sense" in "Nothing Can Come Between Us"?

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

4. In "Forever and Today," Shakur writes"And if my doubts and ?'s upset u, forgive" what?

5. Who wrote the Introduction of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?

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