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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. Where do Mrs. Butter and the other nurses send Precious after she comes back to the hospital?
(a) The armory
(b) An orphanage
(c) The trauma room
(d) The police

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

3. What year is it when Chapter 4 opens?
(a) 1987
(b) 1990
(c) 1989
(d) 1991

4. Who does Precious think about calling while at the temporary shelter?
(a) Her mother
(b) Ms. Rain
(c) Her neighbor
(d) Rhonda

5. Who begins attending counseling sessions with Precious?
(a) Abdul
(b) Ms. Rain
(c) Carl
(d) Mary

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious believe becoming a home attendant will prevent her from doing?

2. Where is the halfway house that Ms. Rain and the girls find for Precious to live?

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

4. Who does the reader discover does not have HIV?

5. What does Precious write about in a poem?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Precious when she returns home from the hospital after having Abdul?

3. When Precious begins writing poetry, what is her poetry about?

4. What is the meaning behind Precious' second child's name, Abdul Jamal Louis Jones?

5. What does Precious come to realize about her classmates and Ms. Rain after she learns she has HIV?

6. When Precious attends the incest survivors meeting with Rita, what is she surprised to find out?

7. When Mary goes to a counseling session with Precious, what is her version about the abuse that took place?

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

9. What kind of things happen to Precious and Abdul when Mrs. Butter sends them to stay at the armory?

10. What are the journal entries about that Precious does not want Ms. Rain to see?

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