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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Precious' mother worried about when she hears Mrs. Lichenstein at the door?
2. Who does Precious claim she feels like?
3. What class does Precious sign up for after taking the Alternative School's test?
4. What does Carl, Precious' father, do after learning of Little Mongo?
5. Who claims to be in the wrong class and not illiterate?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Precious need to do in order to register for the Alternative school?
2. What does Precious say about Farrakhan?
3. Why does Precious have a hard time understanding that she had a baby?
4. What does one of Precious' classmates at the Alternative school do for her that makes her want to cry?
5. What is the irony of Jo Ann wanting to work in the record label industry?
6. What prevents Precious from being able to care about and succeed in her education?
7. Who does Precious try to find after she has her first baby?
8. What does Ms. Rain ask the students to do that horrifies Precious?
9. Although Precious likes her math teacher, Mr. Wicher, why does she yell at him on the first day of school?
10. When Precious returns from her first day of school, what is Mary worrying about happening?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the title, "Push"? Using specific examples from the text, create a clear thesis that explains the novel's title and how it applies to the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Education is the solution to all of Precious' problems. Validate or invalidate this statement in your thesis. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
At the end of Chapter 2, Precious has put up pictures of Harriet Tubman and Farrakhan on her wall and looks out of her window at the town she lives in. Describe this scene and its significance in explaining Precious' fight throughout the novel. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
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