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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last line of the only untitled poem in Section 2?
(a) "Is this what must be?"
(b) "That U were pure woman 2 me."
(c) "And kiss with my Heart's intentions."
(d) "2 wake up 2 U each morning."

2. Who wrote the Introduction of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"?
(a) Mary Steinberg.
(b) Leila Steinberg.
(c) Martha Steinberg.
(d) Laura Steinberg.

3. In "The Mutual Heartache," Shakur writes, "U C as I do but your vision is / blurred by" what?
(a) Naivete.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Fog.
(d) Haze.

4. The first line of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" is written in what narrative mode?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

5. "Starry Night" is dedicated to the memory of whom?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Leonardo da Vinci.
(c) Vincent van Gogh.
(d) Henri Matisse.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" is dedicated to whom?

2. What line follows "Together we can never fall" in "If There Be Pain"?

3. What is the first thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?

4. In "Carmencita of the Bronx!" the poet writes, "I hear U R with another and U R" what?

5. The poet writes in "1 for April," "I accept the ridicule in exchange for" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What juxtaposition does Shakur present in "The Fear in the Heart of a Man"?

3. What examples of injustice does Shakur cite in "Liberty Needs Glasses"?

4. "Just a Breath of Freedom" suggests what about Nelson Mandela?

5. What is Shakur's conclusion in "Where There Is a Will...."?

6. Who is the poem "Black Woman" about? How is she described?

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

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

9. What does Shakur write of the positive influences in his life in "In the Event of My Demise"?

10. How are the opposite ends of love described in "A Love Unspoken"?

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