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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last line of "Carmencita of the Bronx!"?
(a) "C U in heaven!"
(b) "And my first thought in the morning was of u."
(c) "Your beautiful smile guides me through a day."
(d) "I hear u R with another and u R expecting."

2. What is the name of Tupac Shakur's mother?
(a) Adia Shakur.
(b) Aminah Shakur.
(c) Aziza Shakur.
(d) Afeni Shakur.

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

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

5. When did Tupac Shakur die?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1995.

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

7. What follows the line "My heart has never known" in "My Dearest One!!"?
(a) "The Joy u bring 2 me."
(b) "Feelings we can share."
(c) "The other thing that breaks hearts."
(d) "How much I truely care."

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. "1st Impressions" is dedicated to whom?
(a) Angela.
(b) Irene.
(c) Irma.
(d) Annette.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "A Love Unspoken" begins, "What of a love unspoken? Is it weaker without" what?

3. What does the poet write "is out there somewhere" in "Under the Skies Above"?

4. Of what does the poet write "nah I leave the cutting up 2 Dize" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

5. To whom is "Black Woman" dedicated?

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