Jenée Desmond-Harris, Tupac and My Non-Thug Life

Quizzes for Print Readings

Tupac and My Non-Thug Life

Jenée Desmond-Harris 

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 2.30

What year was Tupac’s death?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 2.31

How old was the author when this tragic event took place?

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Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 2.32

What did the girls send to Tupac’s mother?

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Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 2.33

The author and her friend drew tattoos on what part of their bodies?

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Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 2.34

The author was a cheerleader for which sport(s) mentioned in the piece?

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Incorrect. The answer is a.

READING SUMMARY

Question 2.35

Summarize “Tupac and My Non-Thug Life.” Be sure to put the summary in your own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Remember that your summary should restate the author’s main idea (or thesis) and that it should include only the author’s most important supporting ideas.
Below is an example summary of this reading selection: Desmond-Harris explains how the death of Tupac affected her when it happened and how it continues to affect her into adulthood. His music coincided with her teenage years when she was dealing with identity issues due to her being biracial and raised in a privileged area with a white mother, and continues to mark those days. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 2.36

Taboo (par. 1)
Taboo means forbidden or prohibited.

Question 2.37

Libation (par. 4)
Libation means a drink, especially one offered as a tribute.

Question 2.38

Premonitions (par. 5)
Premonitions mean prophecies or omens.