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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. Following her counseling session with Ms. Weiss and Mary, what does Precious do after speaking with Mary in order to calm herself down?

2. What does Ms. Weiss ask Precious when she returns with the Coke?

3. What does Ms. Rain call the depression Precious is experiencing?

4. What does Precious' grandmother say when she visits Precious at the hospital?

5. What does Precious' file suggest she should look into pursuing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Ms. Rain asks the girls to write fantasies about their lives, what does Precious imagine her life being like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Precious come to understand that her mother is mentally unstable? What changes occur within Precious' life to help her come to this understanding? What separates Precious from her mother to help her come to this understanding? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Precious learns her ABC's in a way that most people would not imagine a young girl learning. Using examples from the book, explain how this instance develops Precious' character for the reader and helps the reader to understand Precious' life.

Essay Topic 3

Precious has an obsession with ugliness. How does Precious equate ugliness with black people and being black? Where does she see ugliness? How do these views affect her views on white people? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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