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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, what does Precious wonder about Carl when she thinks about her first baby?
(a) What he told people when they saw Precious was pregnant
(b) If he knew about the pregnancy
(c) Why no one put him in jail
(d) If he loved the baby

4. What has Precious not completed that each girl in the class is required to do?
(a) Pass the G.E.D. test
(b) Get an A on a test
(c) Write her life story
(d) Complete all homework assignments

5. What makes Precious feel better while having to deal with HIV?
(a) Yelling at her mom
(b) Talking to people
(c) Playing with her son
(d) Going to church

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious not want Ms. Rain to see?

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

3. What does Precious do after Ms. Weiss leaves the office to get her a Coke?

4. What does Precious say she no longer cares about now that she is getting an education?

5. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Precious do for the first time that she is then ashamed about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Precious' file say about Precious and what is she afraid her file could do to her?

2. What does Precious say is her problem when trying to write her life story for the class?

3. How does Precious feel about her second child, Abdul?

4. What existential argument does Precious grapple with at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Who does Precious think about calling while she is at the armory and why?

6. What is happening to Precious at the opening of Chapter 4?

7. What does Precious learn about Ms. Rain and how does it help correct a previous misconception she had?

8. What does Ms. Rain suggest to Precious whenPrecious writes to her from the hospital?

9. Where does Precious go after she leaves her home with Abdul and who does she look for?

10. When Mary comes to visit Precious at the Harlem halfway house, what does Precious understand about her?

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