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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. Who wrote the Forward: "Tupac, C U in Heaven"?
(a) Sheila Gomez.
(b) Rebecca Connor.
(c) Patrica Jones.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

2. The first line of "Carmencita of the Bronx!" says "U saw" what "at its best"?
(a) Pride.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Determination.
(d) Human nature.

3. In "Life Through My Eyes," the poet writes "Life through my bloodshot eyes / would scare" what?
(a) "U away."
(b) "A square 2 death."
(c) "A child away."
(d) "A prisoner straight."

4. What does Shakur write "becomes your routine friend" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Violence.
(d) Despair.

5. In "Carmencita of the Bronx!" the poet writes, "I hear U R with another and U R" what?
(a) Expecting.
(b) Happy.
(c) Unloved.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the poet write is his "microphone companion" in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

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

3. What is the name of Tupac Shakur's father?

4. "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."

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What dream does Shakur describe in the "Untitled" poem of Section1?

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

3. How does Shakur justify his divorce in "March 1st - The Day After April"?

4. How does the theme of racism apply to the poems of Section 2?

5. What happens when one marries struggle with perfection in "Nightmares"?

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

7. To whom is "Nothing Can Come Between Us" dedicated? What is the poem's subject?

8. What yearning is described in the poem, "In the Depths of Solitude"?

9. How are the opposite ends of love described in "A Love Unspoken"?

10. How is the father described in "Tears of a Teenage Mother"?

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