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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Precious tells the social worker that Little Mongo does not live with her?
(a) Precious is sent to live with Little Mongo
(b) Mary gets kicked off welfare
(c) The social worker retrieves Little Mongo
(d) Precious' grandmother is given welfare

2. After fighting with her mother, why does Precious take Abdul and go to the Emergency Room?
(a) Mary injured her with a knife
(b) It is the only place Precious feels safe
(c) She does not feel well
(d) She wants to hide Abdul

3. When does Precious have her son?
(a) January 20, 1987
(b) January 5, 1990
(c) January 15, 1988
(d) January 30, 1989

4. What did Precious grow up thinking about herself?
(a) She will never learn how to read
(b) Her family is not hers
(c) Her insides and outsides are different
(d) She will always be overweight

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious tell Mrs. Butter once she finds her at the hospital?

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

3. What is the only thing Precious can think about while in the hospital in Chapter 3?

4. What does Precious wonder about after her mother takes her back home?

5. What book does Ms. Rain help Precious read through?

(see the answer key)

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