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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is "Family Tree" dedicated?
(a) "Sister."
(b) "Brother."
(c) "Mother."
(d) "Father."

2. What "always prevail" in the poem "Nightmares"?
(a) "The rich and powerful."
(b) "The righteous."
(c) "The pure at heart."
(d) "Those who R with god."

3. Shakur concludes "Liberty Needs Glasses" with the lines, "I mean really if anyone really valued life / and cared about the masses / They'd take 'em both 2 ____ / and get 2 pairs of glasses."
(a) "Pen Optical."
(b) "The Optometrist."
(c) "Walmart."
(d) "Sears Optical."

4. "For Mrs. Hawkins" is written in the memory of whom?
(a) Yusef James.
(b) Joseph Hawk.
(c) Yusef Hawk.
(d) James Joseph.

5. What are uncovered "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?
(a) "Hidden powers."
(b) "The truth."
(c) "All fairy tales."
(d) "Many flaws."

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet refers to "this white killer" as being what in "For Mrs. Hawkins"?

2. Shakur concludes the poem "The Promise" stating, "Trickery does not succeed / with those with" what?

3. "Nightmares" is dedicated to whom?

4. What did "they" order the execution of in "Just a Breath of Freedom"?

5. When did Nelson Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?

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