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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Lichenstein suggest she and Precious do?
(a) Discuss homeschooling
(b) Have a conference with Precious' mother
(c) Find adoptive parents for the baby
(d) Make an appointment with a doctor

4. What does the secretary at the Alternative School need from Precious to see if she is eligible for the program?
(a) An admission fee
(b) Her previous school records
(c) Her social security card
(d) Her mother's budget

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

6. What was Rita before she attended the Alternative School?
(a) A crack addict
(b) Affluent
(c) An honor student
(d) An orphan

7. What subject did Precious once receive an A in?
(a) Home Ec
(b) History
(c) English
(d) Math

8. Who takes a pass on answering Ms. Rain's questions about herself?
(a) Jermaine
(b) Precious
(c) Rita
(d) Montenegro

9. What grade is Precious supposed to be in?
(a) Eleventh grade
(b) Twelfth grade
(c) Tenth grade
(d) Eighth grade

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

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

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

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

14. What does Ms. Rain want the girls to do every day?
(a) Think of something they like about themselves
(b) Try to learn a new word
(c) Write in a journal
(d) Say something nice to someone else

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Precious believe to be a real man?

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

3. What does Mrs. Lichenstein talk about with Precious in her office?

4. How does Precious know she weighs more than two hundred pounds?

5. What does Ms. Rain tell the girls that they can call her?

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