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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only thing Precious likes about being pregnant?
(a) Men do not make lewd comments to her
(b) She does not have to go to school
(c) Her mother is nicer to her
(d) Her mother and father leave her alone

2. How does Precious know she weighs more than two hundred pounds?
(a) The doctor told her earlier
(b) She has been eating a lot due to the pregnancy
(c) Her mother always comments on her weight
(d) Her home scale only goes to two hundred

3. When time jumps back to when Precious is sixteen in Chapter 1, what is she doing?
(a) Arguing with Mrs. Lichenstein
(b) Doing her homework
(c) Holding a knife
(d) Hiding from her father

4. Why does Precious claim the students listen to her?
(a) They like her
(b) They are scared of her
(c) They respect her
(d) They do not like Mr. Wicher

5. What is Precious doing when she returns back to present time from the memory of Little Mongo in Chapter 1?
(a) Learning how to read
(b) Hiding from her mother
(c) Sneaking out to the Alternative School
(d) Knitting a surprise for Little Mongo

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Precious born?

2. Who does Precious' first baby, Little Mongo, live with?

3. What is one of the reasons why Precious was held back in the second grade?

4. What does Precious nickname the black nurse at the hospital?

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

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