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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. "Elizabeth" begins "I remember when U were LOST / and your soul was" what?
(a) "Lost."
(b) "Unrelenting."
(c) "In the wind."
(d) "Wandering."

2. What does the poet say his "negative side" will want to do in "Black Woman"?
(a) "Change U."
(b) "Break U."
(c) "Dominate U."
(d) "Know U."

3. According to the Preface, "There was never a day when Tupac did not appreciate" what?
(a) Language.
(b) Women.
(c) Irony.
(d) Life.

4. Who wrote the Preface of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?
(a) Irungu Shakur.
(b) Madhubuti Shakur.
(c) Abidugun Shakur.
(d) Afeni Shakur.

5. In the final lines of "My Dearest One!!" Shakur writes, "I prayed and watched the distant stars / and finally" what?
(a) "Made u a reality."
(b) "GOD knew what I wanted.
(c) "My stomach quivers my body shivers."
(d) "U came 2 me!"

Short Answer Questions

1. The first line of "The Shining Star Within" states "Secrets R hidden within" what?

2. When was Tupac Shakur born?

3. In "When Ure Heart Turns Cold," Shakur writes that "When your heart turns cold" it causes what?

4. The first line of "Nothing Can Come Between Us" says "let's not talk of" what?

5. What is the first line of "When I Do Kiss U"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Huey P. Newton?

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

3. How does Shakur describe his mental and emotional state in "And 2morrow"?

4. Who is the subject of "The Shining Star Within"? What does Shakur lament about this person?

5. To whom is Shakur writing in "Why Must U Be Unfaithful"?

6. What child is described in "Under the Skies Above"?

7. Who is Nelson Mandela?

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

9. How does the theme of ambition relate to Shakur's poetry?

10. What does Shakur write about his death in "In the Event of My Demise"?

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