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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) Fog.
(b) Naivete.
(c) Glasses.
(d) Haze.

2. The poet asks "Does that make me" what "2 deny the world of my salvation" in "A Love Unspoken"?
(a) "Cruel and cold."
(b) "A monster."
(c) "Selfish."
(d) "Ignorant."

3. 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) "Wither and die in ignorance."
(b) "Say good riddance."
(c) "Fight through the ignorance."
(d) "Earn but a pittance."

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

5. Who wrote the Forward: "Tupac, C U in Heaven"?
(a) Rebecca Connor.
(b) Sheila Gomez.
(c) Nikki Giovanni.
(d) Patrica Jones.

6. To whom is "The Shining Star Within" dedicated?
(a) Princess Diana.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Michael Jordan.
(d) Jesus Christ.

7. Who was Tupac's first professional manager with whom he left the poems of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?
(a) Leila Steinberg.
(b) Don King.
(c) Javier Rodriguez.
(d) Marvin Johnston.

8. Shakur opens "Black Woman" with "The day I met u I saw" what?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Strength.
(c) Anger.
(d) Peace.

9. In the only untitled poem of Section 1, Shakur writes, "Please wake me when I'm free / I cannot bear" what?
(a) Silence.
(b) Captivity.
(c) Prison.
(d) Slavery.

10. When was Tupac Shakur born?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1969.

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

12. What does the poet say his "negative side" will want to do in "Black Woman"?
(a) "Change U."
(b) "Break U."
(c) "Know U."
(d) "Dominate U."

13. The first line of "Nothing Can Come Between Us" says "let's not talk of" what?
(a) Time.
(b) Crime.
(c) Money.
(d) Sex.

14. The first line of "The Shining Star Within" states "Secrets R hidden within" what?
(a) "Every person."
(b) "The ocean of lies."
(c) "The clouds of darkness."
(d) "Every locker."

15. "1 for April" begins with what line?
(a) "2 me your name alone is poetry."
(b) "I want 2 c u from the moment."
(c) "U leave my side till the moment u return."
(d) "I accept the ridicule."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom is "Black Woman" dedicated?

3. What line follows "Together we can never fall" in "If There Be Pain"?

4. What is the third thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

5. What does Shakur write "becomes your routine friend" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?

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