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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What results from the encounters that begin happening to Precious in second grade?
(a) She is more driven to learn
(b) She becomes more independent
(c) She gains weight
(d) She adopts a chronic cough

3. What does Precious do when she orders chicken and the girl goes to the back for the fries?
(a) Runs out
(b) Eats all of the chicken
(c) Counts how much money she has
(d) Asks people for change

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

5. Why does Precious claim the students listen to her?
(a) They respect her
(b) They like her
(c) They do not like Mr. Wicher
(d) They are scared of her

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

7. What does Ms. Rain tell the girls that they can call her?
(a) Purple
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Green

8. What does Carl, Precious' father, do after learning of Little Mongo?
(a) Takes full custody of the baby
(b) Leaves for many years
(c) Beats Precious
(d) Blames Precious' mother

9. What does Precious' mother do when she finds out about Precious' first pregnancy?
(a) Makes her leave
(b) Beats her
(c) Takes her to church
(d) Takes her to the doctor

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

11. How does Precious think Farrakhan would explain why her father raped her?
(a) Her father was oppressed by white men
(b) He was also sexually abused as a child
(c) He felt he had the right to as her father
(d) He is uneducated and does not know better

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

13. When does Precious start writing her story?
(a) September 24, 1987
(b) September 25, 1989
(c) September 20, 1986
(d) September 30, 1988

14. What book does Ms. Rain help Precious read through?
(a) Goodnight, Moon
(b) A Day at the Beach
(c) Cat in the Hat
(d) Madeline

15. Who does Mrs. Lichenstein want Precious to visit at the Higher Education Alternative/Each One Teach One?
(a) Ms. Applebee
(b) Ms. McKnight
(c) A trauma specialist
(d) A young girl with a similar background

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is Precious in at the beginning of the story?

2. Why does Precious attack Mrs. Lichenstein?

3. What does Ms. Rain ask the girls to do that terrifies Precious?

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

5. How old is Precious when she leaves school to have her daughter?

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