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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When time jumps back to when Precious is sixteen in Chapter 1, what is she doing?
(a) Holding a knife
(b) Doing her homework
(c) Hiding from her father
(d) Arguing with Mrs. Lichenstein

2. What does Precious refuse to do at the hospital after Mrs. Butter questions her?
(a) Tell the police what happened
(b) Go back to school
(c) Give up her baby
(d) Return home

3. How old is Precious when the book begins?
(a) 14
(b) 17
(c) 16
(d) 15

4. 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

5. Who does Precious believe to be a real man?
(a) Farrakhan
(b) Langston Hughes
(c) The Spanish man
(d) Her father

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

7. How many classmates does Precious have in her class with Ms. Rain?
(a) 10
(b) 4
(c) 15
(d) 6

8. Why is Precious almost late for her first day of school at the Alternative School?
(a) She is bullied on her way to school
(b) She stays in bed daydreaming
(c) Her mother beats her before she can leave
(d) She takes a long shower

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

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

11. Who loans Precious money for lunch, causing her to cry?
(a) Ms. Rain
(b) Rhonda
(c) Montenegro
(d) Rita

12. What results from the encounters that begin happening to Precious in second grade?
(a) She gains weight
(b) She is more driven to learn
(c) She adopts a chronic cough
(d) She becomes more independent

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

14. Where does Mrs. Butter tell Precious her baby is?
(a) Operating Room
(b) Child services
(c) With her mother
(d) Intensive care

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What class does Precious sign up for after taking the Alternative School's test?

2. What does Precious tell the class she is good at?

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

4. When Precious starts thinking about kindergarten and first grade, what does she remember?

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

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