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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. In Chapter 3, where was one woman arrested for drunk driving?

2. How much older was Shakur than her sister?

3. In Chapter 3, how many letters a week was Shakur allowed to write?

4. How far along was Shakur in her pregnancy in Chapter 9?

5. Compare to other counties, how rich was Morris County?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where did the detectives take Shakur and what did they tell her after her x-rays?

2. How did Joe treat Shakur in Chapter 4?

3. What did Shakur say about her early years in Chapter 2?

4. What was Evelyn's apartment like in Chapter 8?

5. What did Shakur like to do on the weekends in Chapter 4?

6. In Chapter 2, what instructions would Shakur's grandmother give her when she was sent to the store?

7. In Chapter 6, what was the apartment like where Shakur went the first night she ran away?

8. What did Shakur's cell look like in Chapter 3?

9. What issues did Shakur have during her pregnancy in Chapter 9?

10. What did Shakur feel and hear at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During one trial, a bank manager testified that Shakur was not the woman who robbed his bank. How and why were various Black revolutionaries, like Shakur framed for crimes they did not commit?

Essay Topic 2

Shakur’s defense team could not find experts to testify on her behalf for the New Jersey trial. Why was it not possible to find experts to testify, and how did the lack of experts affect the verdict of the trial?

Essay Topic 3

During a traffic stop and shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike, Shakur’s rights were ignored as she lay bleeding by the side of the road. How were Shakur’s rights ignored both as she lay injured on the side of the road and when she was hospitalized?

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