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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Precious' mother do to Precious three months after Little Mongo is born?
(a) Molests her
(b) Abandons her
(c) Makes her get a job
(d) Forces her out of the house

2. Who does Precious' first baby, Little Mongo, live with?
(a) Little Mongo was adopted
(b) Precious
(c) Precious' grandmother
(d) A foster family

3. What name does Precious tell Mrs. Butter is the name of her baby?
(a) The same name as her father
(b) A name she heard on TV
(c) A boy's from school
(d) Her grandfather's name

4. Why does Precious attack Mrs. Lichenstein?
(a) Mrs. Lichenstein suspends her
(b) Precious does not trust Mrs. Lichenstein
(c) Mrs. Lichenstein suggests giving the baby away
(d) Precious thinks Mrs. Lichenstein is racist

5. Why does Mr. Wicher like Precious?
(a) She is the top student in his class
(b) She yells at other students when they are unruly
(c) She turns in her homework on time
(d) She is well behaved

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Precious think Farrakhan would explain why her father raped her?

2. Why is Mrs. Lichenstein at Precious' house when time returns to the present in Chapter 1?

3. What begins to happen to Precious in second grade?

4. When was Precious born?

5. What does Ms. Rain want the girls to do every day?

(see the answer key)

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