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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shakur writes that there is no fear in what kind of heart in "The Fear in the Heart of a Man"?
(a) Cold.
(b) Warm.
(c) Shallow.
(d) Beating.

2. What does the poet write "you reeked of" in "1st Impressions"?
(a) "Healthy imagination."
(b) "Righteous pride."
(c) "Sultry confidence."
(d) "Inner beauty."

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

4. What does the poet want to replace "the sorrow that u have encountered in the past" in "Black Woman"?
(a) Money.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Good fortune.

5. In what film was Tupac's first starring role?
(a) Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood.
(b) Juice.
(c) Jungle Fever.
(d) Boyz N the Hood.

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

7. Who does Shakur write "that's my D.J. he's the greatest" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?
(a) "Dize."
(b) "Rice."
(c) "Mouse."
(d) "Mace."

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

9. 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) "Wrapped in plastic."
(c) "Ripped apart."
(d) "With reciept."

10. "What Is It That I Search 4" Shakur writes, "Just as no one knows / what lies beyond the _____ / I will never find the answer 2 / what it is that I search 4."
(a) Wall.
(b) Moon.
(c) Door.
(d) Shore.

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

12. In "The Shining Star Within," the poet writes, "in this place no one Dares 2 Breathe / in Fear of" what?
(a) Persecution.
(b) Vengence.
(c) The truth.
(d) Self-expression.

13. In "If There Be Pain," what does the poet write his life was lived through?
(a) A snowstorm.
(b) Lightning strikes.
(c) Falling rain.
(d) A thunderstorm.

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

15. 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) "Earn but a pittance."
(c) "Say good riddance."
(d) "Fight through the ignorance."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Carmencita of the Bronx!" the poet writes, "I hear U R with another and U R" what?

3. 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"?

4. What "means nothing" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?

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

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