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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Killed U inside."
(c) "Created sorrow 4 U."
(d) "Lied 2 me."

2. What is the last line of "Tears of a Teenage Mother"?
(a) "The crying doesn't stop."
(b) "The daddy just ran out the Door."
(c) "I'm all alone."
(d) "Why o why."

3. "Government Assistance or My Soul" describes what animal imagery?
(a) A lion.
(b) A jaguar.
(c) A cheetah.
(d) A panther.

4. What does the poet write has been abused in "No-Win"?
(a) "My outlook."
(b) My god."
(c) "My spirit."
(d) "My manhood."

5. In "Family Tree," the poet asks whether the beauty is in the tree or in what?
(a) Sky.
(b) Roots.
(c) The forest.
(d) Leaves.

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

7. When did Nelson Mandela serve as the President of South Africa?
(a) 1988-1993.
(b) 1990-1995.
(c) 1994 -1999.
(d) 1985-1990.

8. What is magnified "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?
(a) Imperfections.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Pain.

9. What "can take Blame / For the evil that makes U cry" in "Nightmares"?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Regret.

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

11. How old does the poet write he is in "Or My Soul"?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

12. What is the first line of "The Sun and the Moon"?
(a) "Your ways R similar 2 the rays of the sun."
(b) "Warm 2 many but 2 strong 4 some."
(c) "The eyes of mortal men who threaten u with doom."
(d) "Watched 4 2 long and your brilliance will blind."

13. The poet concludes "Or My Soul" saying that he is giving what?
(a) "The Ultimatum."
(b) "Everything to Charity."
(c) "My Notice."
(d) "Nothing Up."

14. Shakur concludes the poem "The Promise" stating, "Trickery does not succeed / with those with" what?
(a) "Honest Hearts."
(b) "Fool-proof Glasses."
(c) "A Well Informed Mind."
(d) "A Pure Heart."

15. Who was Geronimo ji-Jaga convicted of to kidnapping and murdering?
(a) Caroline Olsen.
(b) Mary Williams.
(c) Betty Davis.
(d) Josephine McDonald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first line of "How Can We Be Free"?

2. In "The Promise," Shakur writes, "I too would be afraid of passion governed by" what?

3. What ceases to work "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?

4. Where was George Jackson shot to death?

5. Shakur writes in "When Ure Hero Falls," "when ure Hero falls so do" what?

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