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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the welfare office doing that Mary is upset about?
(a) Telling her to get a job
(b) Removing Precious from the check
(c) Alerting the IRS about Mary
(d) Revoking Mary's welfare

2. Who does Precious believe to be a real man?
(a) Farrakhan
(b) Her father
(c) Langston Hughes
(d) The Spanish man

3. What does Precious tell the class she is good at?
(a) Running
(b) Knitting
(c) Cooking
(d) Smiling

4. What is revealed about Precious' first baby when she flashes back to the memory of having her?
(a) That the baby has a terminal illness
(b) That Precious' father was not the real father
(c) Nothing. The baby is fine
(d) That the baby has Down syndrome

5. What class does Precious sign up for after taking the Alternative School's test?
(a) The pre-G.E.D. class
(b) The special education class
(c) The G.E.D. class
(d) The easiest class

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious do when she orders chicken and the girl goes to the back for the fries?

2. How old is Precious when she leaves school to have her daughter?

3. How does Precious know she weighs more than two hundred pounds?

4. What does Jo Ann claim she wants that she mispronounces?

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

(see the answer key)

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