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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 year is it when Chapter 4 opens?
2. What is Precious unsure about in terms of her future relationships?
3. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious she can do with her life?
4. What does Ms. Rain ask Precious about her father?
5. What is the only thing Precious can think about while in the hospital in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of things happen to Precious and Abdul when Mrs. Butter sends them to stay at the armory?
2. When Mary visits Precious at the halfway house, what does she reveal to Precious?
3. What does Precious learn about Ms. Rain and how does it help correct a previous misconception she had?
4. What is the plant that Precious brings into the classroom symbolic of?
5. When Mary goes to a counseling session with Precious, what is her version about the abuse that took place?
6. When Precious begins writing poetry, what is her poetry about?
7. What is the meaning behind Precious' second child's name, Abdul Jamal Louis Jones?
8. When Precious attends the incest survivors meeting with Rita, what is she surprised to find out?
9. What does Ms. Rain suggest to Precious whenPrecious writes to her from the hospital?
10. What does Precious say is her problem when trying to write her life story for the class?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of Precious calling herself Precious? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Precious describes the halfway house in literal terms: the place where people go when they are halfway between an old and a new life. Explain what Precious means with this statement in terms of her character and life. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does Precious going to the incest survivors support group help her? In what ways does it alter her views and add to the changes taking place in her life? Support your thesis with specific examples from the text.
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