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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 Chatper 17, what did Shakur say that Blacks earned compared to Whites?

2. In Chapter 19 when the MSU was closed down, where did Shakur get a job in the prison?

3. In Chapter 16, where was the phone that Shakur often called people from?

4. When Shakur was married, what was the one thing that she could cook?

5. In Chapter 15, who was the Minister of Information of the Black Panther Party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Shakur learn about liberation theology and why did she study it?

2. In Chapter 18, why was it difficult for Shakur's defense team to find a ballistics expert and forensic chemist to testify on Shakur's behalf?

3. In Chapter 11, why did the FBI want a photograph of Shakur wearing a wig and dress similar to a woman photographed by bank cameras during a robbery?

4. In Chapter 15, what was the first task that Shakur performed at the Black Panther Party office?

5. Who was Lolita Lebron?

6. In Chapter 20, how did Shakur describe the visit with her daughter?

7. What was the women's section like at Manhattan Correctional Center?

8. How did Shakur describe her marriage?

9. Who was at Alcatraz in Chapter 13?

10. In Chapter 17, why did Shakur believe that the various organizations working for Black freedom should not consolidate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Shakur and her mother had broken marriages. What factors put undue pressure on married Blacks, and how did those pressures cause marriages to fail?

Essay Topic 2

Shakur deliberately decided to risk a pregnancy while she was in prison. Why did Shakur at first not want to risk becoming pregnant, and why did she change her mind?

Essay Topic 3

Shakur had a lot to learn about being a revolutionary. What did revolution mean to Shakur and how did it influence her life and the decisions she made?

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