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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 tell the class she is good at?
(a) Smiling
(b) Knitting
(c) Running
(d) Cooking

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

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

4. Who does Precious' first baby, Little Mongo, live with?
(a) Precious
(b) A foster family
(c) Precious' grandmother
(d) Little Mongo was adopted

5. What happens when Precious tells the social worker that Little Mongo does not live with her?
(a) Precious' grandmother is given welfare
(b) The social worker retrieves Little Mongo
(c) Mary gets kicked off welfare
(d) Precious is sent to live with Little Mongo

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Precious consider a "God" after she is taken to the hospital and has her baby?

2. What does the principal tell Precious' teacher in second grade who tries to help her?

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

4. Who does Precious consider her family to be now that she has left Mary's house?

5. What does Precious say about her assignment that is yet to be completed?

(see the answer key)

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