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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Wicher like Precious?
(a) She is well behaved
(b) She is the top student in his class
(c) She yells at other students when they are unruly
(d) She turns in her homework on time

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

4. How many years has it been since Mary last left the house?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Two

5. Where does Mrs. Butter tell Precious her baby is?
(a) Intensive care
(b) Operating Room
(c) With her mother
(d) Child services

6. What does Precious tell the class she is good at?
(a) Smiling
(b) Cooking
(c) Running
(d) Knitting

7. Who does Precious' first baby, Little Mongo, live with?
(a) A foster family
(b) Precious' grandmother
(c) Precious
(d) Little Mongo was adopted

8. How many classmates does Precious have in her class with Ms. Rain?
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 10
(d) 15

9. What does Ms. Rain ask the girls to do that terrifies Precious?
(a) Tell a story to the class
(b) Spell their names on the board
(c) Recite the ABC's
(d) Come to her office in alphabetical order

10. When did Precious' father begin raping her?
(a) When she was in fifth grade
(b) When she was in second grade
(c) When she was in fourth grade
(d) When she was in third grade

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

12. What is Precious' mother worried about when she hears Mrs. Lichenstein at the door?
(a) That it is the police
(b) That it is a sales person
(c) That someone is there to take away her welfare
(d) That it is her neighbor

13. What does the principal tell Precious' teacher in second grade who tries to help her?
(a) To have a conference with Precious' parents
(b) To give Precious additional lessons
(c) To make her sit in the back
(d) To focus on the kids that can learn

14. What does Jo Ann claim she wants that she mispronounces?
(a) Enough money to get out of the garage
(b) Her own record layer.
(c) To be a heinous actress
(d) Her own TV pile

15. For Precious to talk to Mrs. Lichenstein, what does she want Mrs. Lichenstein to do?
(a) Apologize for suspending her
(b) Help her get out of her house
(c) Give her an A in all of her classes
(d) Help her through the pregnancy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious promise her unborn baby as she speaks to it?

2. What was Rita before she attended the Alternative School?

3. What does Precious' mother do when she finds out about Precious' first pregnancy?

4. Why does Precious attack Mrs. Lichenstein?

5. What does Precious wonder about her second baby?

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