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

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

3. What line of "In the Depths of Solitude" follows "How can I be in the depths of solitude"?
(a) "When U R gone."
(b) "When there R 2 inside of me."
(c) "When love is out the window."
(d) "When the cops are on my tail."

4. To whom is "Black Woman" dedicated?
(a) Oprah.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Hi mother.
(d) Marquita.

5. In "1st Impressions," the poet writes, "I Knew from the First glance / that U would be" what?
(a) "Impossible 2 convince."
(b) "An angel."
(c) "Mine."
(d) "Hard 2 4get."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Introduction of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?

2. What does the poet write he'll do "where my culture I'm told holds no significance" in the untitled poem from Section 1?

3. To whom is the poem "In the Depths of Solitude" dedicated?

4. In "A Love Unspoken," the poet writes, "because I chose 2 let it grow / People tend 2" what?

5. To whom is "Wife 4 Life" dedicated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the subject of "For Mrs. Hawkins"?

4. Why can the obstacle not be overcome in "The Mutual Heartache"?

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

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

7. How is "Lady Liberty" described in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?

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

9. Who is Nelson Mandela?

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

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