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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Precious promise her mother she will do about the welfare?
(a) Apply for welfare herself
(b) Go to more classes to be a full-time student
(c) Talk to the welfare people
(d) Pay Mary the difference

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

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

4. What do the girls learn as a group at the Alternative School?
(a) How to write their names
(b) Addition and subtraction
(c) The Pledge of Allegiance
(d) The alphabet

5. What does Ms. Rain have the girls do once they are all in attendance?
(a) Make name tags
(b) Sit in a circle and do introductions
(c) Play a friendly game
(d) Pair up for problem solving

6. How does Precious think Farrakhan would explain why her father raped her?
(a) He is uneducated and does not know better
(b) Her father was oppressed by white men
(c) He felt he had the right to as her father
(d) He was also sexually abused as a child

7. What does Precious promise her unborn baby as she speaks to it?
(a) To be a better mom than Mary
(b) To teach the baby how to read
(c) To send the baby to a good school
(d) To keep the baby safe

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

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

10. Why is Mrs. Lichenstein at Precious' house when time returns to the present in Chapter 1?
(a) She wants Precious' parents arrested
(b) She wants to discuss Precious' education
(c) She wants Precious to return her books
(d) She wants to press charges against Precious

11. What class does Precious sign up for after taking the Alternative School's test?
(a) The easiest class
(b) The G.E.D. class
(c) The pre-G.E.D. class
(d) The special education class

12. Who takes a pass on answering Ms. Rain's questions about herself?
(a) Rita
(b) Precious
(c) Montenegro
(d) Jermaine

13. What does Precious tell the class she is good at?
(a) Knitting
(b) Cooking
(c) Smiling
(d) Running

14. What does Ms. Rain want the girls to do every day?
(a) Write in a journal
(b) Say something nice to someone else
(c) Try to learn a new word
(d) Think of something they like about themselves

15. What does Mrs. Lichenstein suggest she and Precious do?
(a) Find adoptive parents for the baby
(b) Make an appointment with a doctor
(c) Discuss homeschooling
(d) Have a conference with Precious' mother

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rhonda from?

2. What name does Precious tell Mrs. Butter is the name of her baby?

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

4. Who does Precious claim she feels like?

5. What does Precious leave on the counter of the fast food restaurant?

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