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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the poet write he lives "like a prisoner" of in the untitled poem in Section 1?
(a) Pride.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Poverty.

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

4. "1st Impressions" is dedicated to whom?
(a) Irma.
(b) Irene.
(c) Angela.
(d) Annette.

5. "A Love Unspoken" begins, "What of a love unspoken? Is it weaker without" what?
(a) "Words."
(b) "Passion."
(c) "Boundaries."
(d) "A name."

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

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

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

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

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

11. What is the final poem of Section 1?
(a) "Restitution."
(b) "Joyous."
(c) "Self."
(d) "God."

12. To whom is "Carmencita of the Bronx!" dedicated?
(a) Christina.
(b) Carrol.
(c) Colleen.
(d) Carmen.

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

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

15. The last line of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" reads, "Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever" what?
(a) Knew.
(b) Saw.
(c) Wondered.
(d) Cared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

2. To whom is the poem "In the Depths of Solitude" dedicated?

3. Who was Tupac's first professional manager with whom he left the poems of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?

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

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

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