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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 does the poet write of "in its truest sense" in "Nothing Can Come Between Us"?
(a) Disagreements.
(b) Unconditional friendship.
(c) Love.
(d) Immortality.

2. "1 for April" begins with what line?
(a) "2 me your name alone is poetry."
(b) "I want 2 c u from the moment."
(c) "I accept the ridicule."
(d) "U leave my side till the moment u return."

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

4. In "Carmencita of the Bronx!" the poet writes "I wanted u more than I wanted" what?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Me.
(c) Money.
(d) Peace.

5. What line follows "I am not a perfectionist" in "The Eternal Lament"?
(a) "On the 1's I miss I will lament."
(b) "And all of my free time will be spent."
(c) "From my mind 2 the depths of my soul."
(d) "But still I seek perfection."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The tears in "Sometimes I Cry" "flow with life but take no" what?

3. What is the second thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

4. The first line of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" is written in what narrative mode?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What examples are described in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

2. In what poem does Shakur write of being told to retire in Section1? What is his response?

3. What does Shakur write of the positive influences in his life in "In the Event of My Demise"?

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

5. What does Shakur question about himself in "A Love Unspoken"?

6. What viewpoint does Shakur have of the world in "The Unanswerable?"

7. What are Shakur's feelings about government assistance in "Government Assistance or My Soul"?

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

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

10. What begins to spread in the poem "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?

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