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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What professional does Kimberton enter?
(a) Finance
(b) Law
(c) Dentistry
(d) Cosmetic surgery

2. Who does Precious think about calling while at the temporary shelter?
(a) Her mother
(b) Ms. Rain
(c) Rhonda
(d) Her neighbor

3. What is Precious doing when she returns back to present time from the memory of Little Mongo in Chapter 1?
(a) Knitting a surprise for Little Mongo
(b) Hiding from her mother
(c) Sneaking out to the Alternative School
(d) Learning how to read

4. What is revealed about Precious' first baby when she flashes back to the memory of having her?
(a) That Precious' father was not the real father
(b) That the baby has a terminal illness
(c) Nothing. The baby is fine
(d) That the baby has Down syndrome

5. What does Precious wonder about her second baby?
(a) If the baby will be safe from her father
(b) If the baby will be retarded
(c) If the baby will like her
(d) If the baby will look like her father

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Precious describe her life in the untitled poem that finishes the book?

4. Why has Jermaine not passed her GED test yet?

5. What does Precious' grandmother say when she visits Precious at the hospital?

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