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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 does Precious want to have checked out?

2. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious she can do with her life?

3. In September 1988, what award does Precious receive from the city?

4. What does Precious understand about AIDS?

5. After attending the Survivors of Incest Anonymous meeting with Rita, what is Precious surprised to learn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Precious feel about her counselor, Ms. Weiss, and how does their first session go?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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