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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 Carl, Precious' father, do after learning of Little Mongo?
(a) Beats Precious
(b) Blames Precious' mother
(c) Leaves for many years
(d) Takes full custody of the baby

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

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

4. What do the girls learn as a group at the Alternative School?
(a) The Pledge of Allegiance
(b) Addition and subtraction
(c) How to write their names
(d) The alphabet

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is considered the class clown in Ms. Rain's class?

2. What grade is Precious in at the beginning of the story?

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

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

5. What does Precious' mother do to Precious three months after Little Mongo is born?

(see the answer key)

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