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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Precious refuse to do at the hospital after Mrs. Butter questions her?
(a) Return home
(b) Give up her baby
(c) Tell the police what happened
(d) Go back to school

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

3. What does Precious talk about in the letter she writes to Ms. Rain at the hospital?
(a) Her first child, Little Mongo.
(b) Her mother's abuse.
(c) Being raped by Carl.
(d) Not knowing what to think about the baby.

4. What does Mrs. Lichenstein suggest she and Precious do?
(a) Have a conference with Precious' mother
(b) Find adoptive parents for the baby
(c) Discuss homeschooling
(d) Make an appointment with a doctor

5. What does Ms. Rain want the girls to do every day?
(a) Think of something they like about themselves
(b) Say something nice to someone else
(c) Write in a journal
(d) Try to learn a new word

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Rita have an interest in starting a house?

2. What does Ms. Rain ask Precious when Precious refers to her incest class as "insect"?

3. In September 1988, what award does Precious receive from the city?

4. What is one of the things that Precious brings to the class as her personal touch?

5. What does Precious begin thinking about as she gets older?

(see the answer key)

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