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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is Precious almost late for her first day of school at the Alternative School?
(a) She takes a long shower
(b) Her mother beats her before she can leave
(c) She is bullied on her way to school
(d) She stays in bed daydreaming
2. What does Precious leave on the counter of the fast food restaurant?
(a) Her school supplies
(b) Her house keys
(c) A letter asking for help
(d) Her wallet
3. What does Ms. Rain ask the girls to do that terrifies Precious?
(a) Come to her office in alphabetical order
(b) Recite the ABC's
(c) Spell their names on the board
(d) Tell a story to the class
4. What results from the encounters that begin happening to Precious in second grade?
(a) She adopts a chronic cough
(b) She is more driven to learn
(c) She gains weight
(d) She becomes more independent
5. What grade is Precious in at the beginning of the story?
(a) Eleventh grade
(b) Eighth grade
(c) Ninth grade
(d) Tenth grade
6. What grade is Precious supposed to be in?
(a) Twelfth grade
(b) Eighth grade
(c) Tenth grade
(d) Eleventh grade
7. Why does Mr. Wicher like Precious?
(a) She turns in her homework on time
(b) She is the top student in his class
(c) She is well behaved
(d) She yells at other students when they are unruly
8. 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 cannot write her own name on the board
(d) She does not know what the number 122 looks like
9. What is Precious' mother worried about when she hears Mrs. Lichenstein at the door?
(a) That it is her neighbor
(b) That it is a sales person
(c) That someone is there to take away her welfare
(d) That it is the police
10. Who loans Precious money for lunch, causing her to cry?
(a) Montenegro
(b) Rita
(c) Rhonda
(d) Ms. Rain
11. What is the welfare office doing that Mary is upset about?
(a) Alerting the IRS about Mary
(b) Revoking Mary's welfare
(c) Removing Precious from the check
(d) Telling her to get a job
12. What do the girls learn as a group at the Alternative School?
(a) The alphabet
(b) Addition and subtraction
(c) How to write their names
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance
13. What does Precious do when she orders chicken and the girl goes to the back for the fries?
(a) Runs out
(b) Asks people for change
(c) Eats all of the chicken
(d) Counts how much money she has
14. How old is Precious when the book begins?
(a) 17
(b) 16
(c) 14
(d) 15
15. What does Ms. Rain tell the girls that they can call her?
(a) Purple
(b) Green
(c) Red
(d) Blue
Short Answer Questions
1. How many classmates does Precious have in her class with Ms. Rain?
2. What does Precious tell the class she is good at?
3. What is one of the reasons why Precious was held back in the second grade?
4. What city did Jermaine leave to get out of trouble?
5. Who takes a pass on answering Ms. Rain's questions about herself?
This section contains 501 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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