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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Precious say she no longer cares about now that she is getting an education?
(a) Cooking
(b) Names people call her
(c) Her mother
(d) New clothes

2. After fighting with her mother, why does Precious take Abdul and go to the Emergency Room?
(a) She does not feel well
(b) She wants to hide Abdul
(c) Mary injured her with a knife
(d) It is the only place Precious feels safe

3. After attending the Survivors of Incest Anonymous meeting with Rita, what is Precious surprised to learn?
(a) Incest is underreported
(b) It is not her fault that she is a victim of incest
(c) Incest happens to "pretty white girls" too
(d) Lots of people share her thoughts

4. What does Precious say about her assignment that is yet to be completed?
(a) She is still not confident enough in her reading and writing.
(b) She has nothing to write about
(c) She does not want to do it
(d) She does not have enough time to do it.

5. What does Mary tell Precious she may do if she wants to after they attend a counseling session together?
(a) Get in touch with Carl
(b) Apologize to her for stealing Carl
(c) Come home
(d) Give Abdul to her to take care of

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Rain point out in Precious' journal entry that she reads aloud to the class?

2. What is the welfare office doing that Mary is upset about?

3. When Ms. Rain tells the girls to write fantasies about their lives, what does Precious fantasize about?

4. What is Precious' son's full name?

5. What does Ms. Rain think about Precious that bewilders Precious?

(see the answer key)

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