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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet write he is hotter than in "Only 4 The Righteous"?

2. To whom is "Nothing Can Come Between Us" dedicated?

3. In "From First Glance," the poet writes, "The circumstances don't even matter because my heart" what?

4. In the final lines of "The Fear in the Heart of a Man," the poet writes, "I may receive great joy or u may return it" how?

5. To whom is "Black Woman" dedicated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What artists and cultural icons are described in the poems of Section1?

2. How does Shakur describe his dream in "No-Win"?

3. How is life described in "Life Through My Eyes"?

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

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

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

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

8. How do the poems of Section 4 illustrate Shakur's feelings about justice?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of family in the anthology and in "Or My Soul" and "When Ure Hero Falls." What reverence does Shakur relate for his mother? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the structure of the poems "Under the Skies Above" and "Life Through My Eyes." What rhyme scheme does Shakur use in his works?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Afeni Shakur, Nikki Giovanni and Leila Steinberg and analyze the three introductions to the anthology. What does each author say of the poet and artist?

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