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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 Ms. Rain have the girls do once they are all in attendance?
(a) Make name tags
(b) Pair up for problem solving
(c) Sit in a circle and do introductions
(d) Play a friendly game

2. What is one of the reasons why Precious was held back in the second grade?
(a) She could not read
(b) She did not attend class
(c) She misbehaved
(d) She could not speak properly

3. What is Precious nervous about when she enters the classroom on her first day at the Alternative School?
(a) If the teacher will berate her for being late
(b) If the kids will taunt her
(c) If the other kids are smarter than her
(d) If she will pee her pants

4. What grade is Precious in at the beginning of the story?
(a) Tenth grade
(b) Eleventh grade
(c) Ninth grade
(d) Eighth grade

5. What does Precious promise her unborn baby as she speaks to it?
(a) To keep the baby safe
(b) To teach the baby how to read
(c) To be a better mom than Mary
(d) To send the baby to a good school

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Precious consider a "God" after she is taken to the hospital and has her baby?

2. What does Mrs. Lichenstein suggest she and Precious do?

3. Who takes a pass on answering Ms. Rain's questions about herself?

4. What is revealed about Precious' first baby when she flashes back to the memory of having her?

5. When did Precious' mother notice that Precious was pregnant with her first baby?

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