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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 hospital was Shakur in in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 8, what was the worst block in New York?

3. What museums did Shakur like to visit in Chapter 8?

4. What was the name of the man in the village that helped Shakur after she ran away in Chapter 6?

5. What judge did Evelyn petition to have the bank robbery trial postponed in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of mail did Shakur receive in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 1, how did a nurse come to Shakur's aid?

3. Where was Shakur taken for incarceration in Chapter 5, and how did she describe what she saw as they drove in?

4. What did Shakur like to do in Evelyn's neighborhood in Chapter 8?

5. Where did Shakur move with her mother and sister in Chapter 6, and what did it look like?

6. Who demonstrated outside the courthouse one day in Chapter 7?

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

8. What indictments were outstanding for Shakur in Chapter 5?

9. How did Shakur describe the Morristown Jail?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shakur lived in the South with her grandparents when her mother was getting her college degree. There were places that Blacks were not allowed to go. What types of segregation did Shakur see when she lived in the South? How did that segregation affect her and her family?

Essay Topic 2

Shakur met many individuals who were well-known for their fight for Black rights. Who were some of these individuals and how did they influence her beliefs and the way she lived her life?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur often had disagreements with her mother. What type of relationship did Shakur have with her mother, and how did her behavior affect that relationship?

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