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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Precious when she leaves school to have her daughter?
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 14

2. Why does Jermaine not like telling the part of her story involving Mary-Mae's father?
(a) She does not want Mary-Mae's father to get in trouble
(b) She does not want people thinking she is gay as a result of the rape
(c) She does not want people to think she is making it up
(d) It is a very painful memory for her to relive

3. What does Precious' grandmother say when she visits Precious at the hospital?
(a) Little Mongo misses her
(b) Not to get pregnant again
(c) Only a dog leaves a baby
(d) She needs to give up the baby

4. What book is Precious reading in class?
(a) Black Boy
(b) Of Mice and Men
(c) The Color Purple
(d) I, Tituba

5. What does Jo Ann claim she wants that she mispronounces?
(a) Her own TV pile
(b) Enough money to get out of the garage
(c) To be a heinous actress
(d) Her own record layer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious leave on the counter of the fast food restaurant?

2. Why does Rita decide that the U.S. is a better place to live than Puerto Rico?

3. What does Rhonda's mother do when Rhonda tells her about Kimberton molesting her?

4. Who follows Precious to school in her poem?

5. Who does Mary tell Precious has died of AIDS?

(see the answer key)

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