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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Wicher like Precious?
(a) She yells at other students when they are unruly
(b) She is well behaved
(c) She is the top student in his class
(d) She turns in her homework on time

2. What grade is Precious in at the beginning of the story?
(a) Ninth grade
(b) Eleventh grade
(c) Eighth grade
(d) Tenth grade

3. What is Precious doing when she returns back to present time from the memory of Little Mongo in Chapter 1?
(a) Learning how to read
(b) Sneaking out to the Alternative School
(c) Hiding from her mother
(d) Knitting a surprise for Little Mongo

4. What is revealed about Precious' first baby when she flashes back to the memory of having her?
(a) That the baby has Down syndrome
(b) Nothing. The baby is fine
(c) That the baby has a terminal illness
(d) That Precious' father was not the real father

5. When did Precious' mother notice that Precious was pregnant with her first baby?
(a) When Precious finally told her
(b) When Precious began getting morning sickness
(c) When Precious was nine months pregnant
(d) When Precious had her baby

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Precious' first baby, Little Mongo, live with?

2. Who does Mrs. Lichenstein want Precious to visit at the Higher Education Alternative/Each One Teach One?

3. When did Precious' father begin raping her?

4. What is Precious' mother worried about when she hears Mrs. Lichenstein at the door?

5. How does Precious know she weighs more than two hundred pounds?

(see the answer key)

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