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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "means nothing" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?
(a) "A father's pride."
(b) "A mother's love."
(c) "A baby's cry."
(d) "The life of another."

2. When is the poem "From First Glance" dated?
(a) May 23, 1992.
(b) June 5, 1985.
(c) December 12, 1988.
(d) February 1, 1990.

3. The first line of "Carmencita of the Bronx!" says "U saw" what "at its best"?
(a) Pride.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Determination.
(d) Human nature.

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

5. What is the third thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?
(a) "Pretty smiles."
(b) "People who dream with their eyes open."
(c) "Deceiving laughs."
(d) "Lonely children."

6. What is the last line of the only untitled poem in Section 2?
(a) "And kiss with my Heart's intentions."
(b) "2 wake up 2 U each morning."
(c) "That U were pure woman 2 me."
(d) "Is this what must be?"

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

8. In the final lines of "The Fear in the Heart of a Man," the poet writes, "I may receive great joy or u may return it" how?
(a) "With anger."
(b) "Ripped apart."
(c) "With reciept."
(d) "Wrapped in plastic."

9. What single word is written in all capital letters in "In the Depths of Solitude"?
(a) COMPLETELY.
(b) WARRIOR.
(c) LOVE.
(d) CONSTANTLY.

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

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

12. What line of "In the Depths of Solitude" follows "How can I be in the depths of solitude"?
(a) "When love is out the window."
(b) "When there R 2 inside of me."
(c) "When the cops are on my tail."
(d) "When U R gone."

13. What is the first line of "When I Do Kiss U"?
(a) "U haven't recovered from the pain of the past."
(b) "I haven't yet for reasons of your own."
(c) "U say that u'll love me forever but what about today."
(d) "U saw innocence at its best."

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

15. What does the rose prove wrong by learning to walk without feet in "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?
(a) Nature's law.
(b) The city's gardening ordinance.
(c) Gravitiy.
(d) The law of nutrition.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" is dedicated to whom?

2. What is the final line of "And Still I Love U"?

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

4. What does the poet say "U discovered" after "your soul was found" in "Elizabeth"?

5. In "When Ure Heart Turns Cold," Shakur writes that "When your heart turns cold" it causes what?

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