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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jermaine move in with after leaving her mother's house?
(a) A distant relative
(b) Her father
(c) Her neighbor
(d) Mary-Mae

2. What does Precious tell Jermaine she wants to do after stealing her file from Ms. Weiss?
(a) Send Abdul to a good school
(b) Become a special education teacher
(c) Turn her parents in for the abuse
(d) Get off aid and go to college

3. What does Ms. Rain ask the girls to do that terrifies Precious?
(a) Tell a story to the class
(b) Recite the ABC's
(c) Spell their names on the board
(d) Come to her office in alphabetical order

4. What does Rhonda discover when she sees Kimberton in her mother's shop?
(a) Kimberton is married with children
(b) Kimberton is moving back to Jamaica
(c) Kimberton's business failed
(d) Her mother is dead

5. Where does the majority of Rita's family's money go to?
(a) Rita's mother's family in Jamaica
(b) Achieving citizenship
(c) Her brother Kimberton's education
(d) The family business

Short Answer Questions

1. For Precious to talk to Mrs. Lichenstein, what does she want Mrs. Lichenstein to do?

2. What does Precious promise her unborn baby as she speaks to it?

3. Who loans Precious money for lunch, causing her to cry?

4. What does Precious refuse to do at the hospital after Mrs. Butter questions her?

5. What does Rita recall her father doing to her mother?

(see the answer key)

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