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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is moved to an institution in Chapter 3 in order to receive adequate care?
(a) Little Mongo
(b) Abdul
(c) Mary
(d) Precious

2. What does Precious tell Mrs. Butter once she finds her at the hospital?
(a) She wants Mrs. Butter to take Abdul
(b) She wants to live with her grandmother
(c) Her mother is insane
(d) She has been raped

3. Why does Precious not want to go to counseling?
(a) She does not see a point in bringing up the past
(b) She does not have the money for counseling
(c) She does not trust strangers
(d) She is afraid of getting in trouble

4. What does Mary attempt to do to Precious when Precious returns from the hospital?
(a) Keep her from going to school
(b) Steal Abdul
(c) Rape her
(d) Kill her

5. What does Precious' file say is the only thing she is not doing well with in school?
(a) Math
(b) Her classmates
(c) Her TABE scores
(d) Attendance

6. In Chapter 4, what support group does Rita want Precious to attend?
(a) Anger management
(b) Incest survivor group
(c) Young mothers group
(d) Domestic abuse victim group

7. What does Precious keep secret in November?
(a) Her birthday
(b) Her father
(c) Her first day of school
(d) Her new baby

8. When Ms. Rain tells the girls to write fantasies about their lives, what does Precious fantasize about?
(a) Having a lot of money
(b) Living in Manhattan
(c) Being a virgin
(d) Being famous

9. What does Precious begin thinking about as she gets older?
(a) Boys
(b) Moving
(c) Teaching
(d) College

10. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious, following her startling discovery about herself and Abdul?
(a) Ms. Rain will take care of Abdul
(b) She is proud of her
(c) She is going to be famous
(d) She can live with Ms. Rain

11. What score does Precious get on the TABE test the second time she takes it?
(a) 7.5
(b) 8.0
(c) 7.8
(d) 7.7

12. Who does Mary tell Precious has died of AIDS?
(a) Ms. Rain
(b) Mrs. Butter
(c) Carl
(d) Her grandmother

13. What is the plant that Precious brings into the classroom supposed to be representative of?
(a) The circle of life
(b) Her roots in the world
(c) Her connection to nature
(d) How much Precious has grown

14. What does Ms. Rain notice happening when Precious is mad?
(a) She eats a lot
(b) Her son goes and hides
(c) She turns assignments in late
(d) Her spelling worsens

15. What is the only thing Precious can think about while in the hospital in Chapter 3?
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Little Mongo
(c) School
(d) Abdul

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Precious not completed that each girl in the class is required to do?

2. What does Ms. Rain think about Precious that bewilders Precious?

3. What does Precious wake up to discover one evening at the temporary shelter?

4. What is Precious' son's full name?

5. Following her counseling session with Ms. Weiss and Mary, what does Precious do after speaking with Mary in order to calm herself down?

(see the answer keys)

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