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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class does Precious sign up for after taking the Alternative School's test?
(a) The special education class
(b) The pre-G.E.D. class
(c) The easiest class
(d) The G.E.D. class

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

3. What does Jo Ann have that belongs to Precious?
(a) Her house keys
(b) Her notebook
(c) Her fries
(d) Her wallet

4. Why is Precious almost late for her first day of school at the Alternative School?
(a) She stays in bed daydreaming
(b) She takes a long shower
(c) Her mother beats her before she can leave
(d) She is bullied on her way to school

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Why is the girls' handwriting difficult to read?
(a) They write abrasive language
(b) They write about their harsh backgrounds
(c) They do not know how to use pens
(d) They write phonetically

12. What does Precious shove into tinfoil before leaving her house?
(a) Bread
(b) Dry cereal
(c) Cheese
(d) Ham

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

14. What name does Precious tell Mrs. Butter is the name of her baby?
(a) The same name as her father
(b) A name she heard on TV
(c) A boy's from school
(d) Her grandfather's name

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls learn as a group at the Alternative School?

2. What does Precious refuse to do at the hospital after Mrs. Butter questions her?

3. How does Precious think Farrakhan would explain why her father raped her?

4. What is Precious' mother worried about when she hears Mrs. Lichenstein at the door?

5. When did Precious' mother notice that Precious was pregnant with her first baby?

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