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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The final lines of "1st Impressions" say, "we kissed again and I felt the passion / and this was" what?
(a) "Destiny."
(b) "The one."
(c) "True love."
(d) "Cupid's blessing."

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

4. In "A Love Unspoken," the poet writes, "because I chose 2 let it grow / People tend 2" what?
(a) Choke.
(b) Lie.
(c) Idolize.
(d) Regret.

5. How are the tears described in "Sometimes I Cry"?
(a) "Bitter and warm."
(b) "Sweet and salty."
(c) "Cold and wet."
(d) "Salty and Bitter."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "If There Be Pain," what does the poet write his life was lived through?

2. In "Love Is Just Complicated," Shakur writes, "I thought I wanted "A" / But "A" was 2 mixed up with" what?

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

4. What does the poet want to replace "the sorrow that u have encountered in the past" in "Black Woman"?

5. What does Shakur write is his "only recreation" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shakur conclude that "Love is Just Complicated" in the poem with the same name?

2. How are Shakur's feelings about women illustrated in the poems?

3. What juxtaposition does Shakur present in "The Fear in the Heart of a Man"?

4. What situation is described in "The Mutual Heartache"?

5. What metaphor is used in "Can U C the Pride in the Panther"?

6. Who is the subject of the poem "Genesis (The Rebirth of my Heart)"?

7. To whom is "Family Tree" dedicated? What is its subject?

8. How do Shakur's feelings about success and defeat present themselves in Section 4?

9. How does Shakur describe Huey P. Newton in "Fallen Star"?

10. How does Shakur describe the love affair in "Elizabeth"?

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