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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claims to be in the wrong class and not illiterate?
(a) Montenegro
(b) Rhonda
(c) Jo Ann
(d) Precious

2. When was Precious born?
(a) November 4, 1970
(b) November 10, 1971
(c) November 11, 1972
(d) November 5, 1973

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

4. Who is considered the class clown in Ms. Rain's class?
(a) Jo Ann
(b) Precious
(c) Rhonda
(d) Jermaine

5. When did Precious' mother notice that Precious was pregnant with her first baby?
(a) When Precious had her baby
(b) When Precious was nine months pregnant
(c) When Precious finally told her
(d) When Precious began getting morning sickness

6. What does Precious nickname the black nurse at the hospital?
(a) Mrs. Butter
(b) Mrs. Muffin
(c) Mrs. Angel
(d) Mrs. Pepper

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

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

9. Why does Precious yell at her math teacher, Mr. Wicher?
(a) She does not know what the number 122 looks like
(b) She cannot write her own name on the board
(c) He singles her out in front of the class
(d) He berates her for not doing her homework

10. Why does Precious attack Mrs. Lichenstein?
(a) Mrs. Lichenstein suggests giving the baby away
(b) Mrs. Lichenstein suspends her
(c) Precious thinks Mrs. Lichenstein is racist
(d) Precious does not trust Mrs. Lichenstein

11. When time jumps back to when Precious is sixteen in Chapter 1, what is she doing?
(a) Arguing with Mrs. Lichenstein
(b) Doing her homework
(c) Hiding from her father
(d) Holding a knife

12. 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) That the baby has Down syndrome
(d) Nothing. The baby is fine

13. What city did Jermaine leave to get out of trouble?
(a) Camden
(b) North Philaldelphia
(c) Bronx
(d) Harlem

14. What is the only thing Precious likes about being pregnant?
(a) She does not have to go to school
(b) Her mother is nicer to her
(c) Her mother and father leave her alone
(d) Men do not make lewd comments to her

15. What does Precious wonder about after her mother takes her back home?
(a) When she had her first baby
(b) What she will name her baby
(c) If she acted irrationally toward Mrs. Lichenstein
(d) If her mother will make her get rid of the baby

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious' mother do to Precious three months after Little Mongo is born?

2. Who loans Precious money for lunch, causing her to cry?

3. What does the secretary at the Alternative School need from Precious to see if she is eligible for the program?

4. How many years has it been since Mary last left the house?

5. Why does Mr. Wicher like Precious?

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