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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Love Unspoken," the poet writes, "because I chose 2 let it grow / People tend 2" what?
(a) Idolize.
(b) Regret.
(c) Lie.
(d) Choke.

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

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

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

5. To whom is "Wife 4 Life" dedicated?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) Sophie.
(d) May.

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

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

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

9. In "1st Impressions," the poet writes, "I Knew from the First glance / that U would be" what?
(a) "An angel."
(b) "Hard 2 4get."
(c) "Impossible 2 convince."
(d) "Mine."

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

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

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

13. What line follows "Together we can never fall" in "If There Be Pain"?
(a) "Because I'm at the mall."
(b) "Because our love will conquer all."
(c) "Because we are on the ball."
(d) "Because we've heard the call."

14. In "Carmencita of the Bronx!" the poet writes "I wanted u more than I wanted" what?
(a) Me.
(b) Peace.
(c) Money.
(d) Knowledge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The first line of "Nothing Can Come Between Us" says "let's not talk of" what?

2. The final lines of "1st Impressions" say, "we kissed again and I felt the passion / and this was" what?

3. What is the fifth thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

4. What does Shakur write is his "only recreation" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

5. How are the tears described in "Sometimes I Cry"?

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