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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Precious' mother do to Precious three months after Little Mongo is born?
(a) Forces her out of the house
(b) Makes her get a job
(c) Molests her
(d) Abandons her

2. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious in response to Precious saying Abdul is everything?
(a) Being intelligent is everything
(b) Reading and writing is everything
(c) Being with your loved ones is everything
(d) Being safe is everything

3. What is the welfare office doing that Mary is upset about?
(a) Telling her to get a job
(b) Removing Precious from the check
(c) Alerting the IRS about Mary
(d) Revoking Mary's welfare

4. How old is Precious when she leaves school to have her daughter?
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 13

5. What does Mary attempt to do to Precious when Precious returns from the hospital?
(a) Keep her from going to school
(b) Kill her
(c) Steal Abdul
(d) Rape her

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is Precious supposed to be in?

2. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious, following her startling discovery about herself and Abdul?

3. What begins to happen to Precious in second grade?

4. What does Carl, Precious' father, do after learning of Little Mongo?

5. What does Ms. Rain want the girls to do every day?

(see the answer key)

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