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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Precious do for the first time that she is then ashamed about?
(a) Does not attend class
(b) Insults one of her classmates
(c) Hits Abdul
(d) Screams at Ms. Rain

2. How does Precious tell Ms. Rain that she needs an HIV test?
(a) She sends her a letter
(b) In private
(c) She shows her a magazine article about AIDS
(d) With her journal

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

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

5. How old is Precious when the book begins?
(a) 14
(b) 17
(c) 16
(d) 15

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Precious almost late for her first day of school at the Alternative School?

2. What does Precious nickname the black nurse at the hospital?

3. What does Ms. Weiss ask Precious when she returns with the Coke?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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