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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What figure cited in "Liberty Needs Glasses" is also known as Geronimo ji-Jaga?
(a) Geronimo Pratt.
(b) Prince Geronimo.
(c) Geronimo Davis.
(d) Geronimo Jones.

2. The poet writes in "Or My Soul" that he's in a country with no what?
(a) Path.
(b) Army.
(c) Borders.
(d) Flag.

3. To whom is "Family Tree" dedicated?
(a) "Mother."
(b) "Brother."
(c) "Father."
(d) "Sister."

4. What autobiography did Huey Newton write?
(a) Revolutionary Suicide.
(b) Suicidal Tendencies.
(c) Suicide on My Mind.
(d) Suicide Storm.

5. For whom is "Just a Breath of Freedom" written?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Bob Marley.
(d) Nelson Mandela.

6. "Tears of a Teenage Mother" begins, "He's bragging about his new" what?
(a) Pants.
(b) Job.
(c) Jordans.
(d) Car.

7. The poet writes in "For Mrs. Hawkins," "I'm not out 2 offend the positive souls / only the racist dogs who" what?
(a) "Kill 4 fun."
(b) "Lied 2 me."
(c) "Killed U inside."
(d) "Created sorrow 4 U."

8. "The Promise" begins with the line, "I will give u liberty, but first give me ure" what?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Soul.
(c) Heart.
(d) Money.

9. In "Government Assistance or My Soul," the poet writes that "All unemployed aren't" what?
(a) Poor.
(b) Lazy.
(c) On welfare.
(d) Dumb.

10. In "So I Say GOODBYE," the poet writes, "I've decided 2 follow my heart and abandon" what?
(a) "My mind."
(b) "Hatred."
(c) "The ghetto."
(d) "You."

11. What was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994?
(a) The Colored Barrier.
(b) The Black White Divide.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Apartheid.

12. What is the first line of the only untitled poem in Section 3?
(a) "Strength is overcome by weakness."
(b) "And Love-it remains the same"
(c) "The night is overcome by Brightness."
(d) "Joy is overcome by Pain."

13. In "A River That Flows Forever," the poet writes, "As long as some ____ / The River Flows Forever."
(a) Suffer.
(b) Have love.
(c) Have pride.
(d) Are angry.

14. In "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!" the poet writes, "Before u came the triangle never" what?
(a) Collapsed.
(b) Sealed.
(c) Ran.
(d) Broke.

15. What does the poet say [you] raise in pride in "Just a Breath of Freedom"?
(a) "The Curtain of Oppression."
(b) "Your Flag."
(c) "Expectations."
(d) "Your Regal Brow."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Family Tree," the poet asks whether the beauty is in the tree or in what?

2. What are exposed "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?

3. What "always prevail" in the poem "Nightmares"?

4. When did Ronald Reagan begin his term as U.S. President?

5. What is the first line of "The Sun and the Moon"?

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