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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Rhonda from?
(a) Puerto Rico
(b) Haiti
(c) Jamaica
(d) El Salvador

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

3. Who does Precious consider a "God" after she is taken to the hospital and has her baby?
(a) The neighbor
(b) Her father
(c) The Spanish man
(d) Her mother

4. What name does Precious tell Mrs. Butter is the name of her baby?
(a) A boy's from school
(b) The same name as her father
(c) Her grandfather's name
(d) A name she heard on TV

5. What does Carl, Precious' father, do after learning of Little Mongo?
(a) Takes full custody of the baby
(b) Beats Precious
(c) Blames Precious' mother
(d) Leaves for many years

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Precious yell at her math teacher, Mr. Wicher?

2. Why does Precious claim the students listen to her?

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

4. Who claims to be in the wrong class and not illiterate?

5. What is one of the reasons why Precious was held back in the second grade?

(see the answer key)

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