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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Precious claim she feels like?
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Her mother
(c) Her father
(d) Little Mongo

2. What does Ms. Rain have the girls do once they are all in attendance?
(a) Pair up for problem solving
(b) Make name tags
(c) Sit in a circle and do introductions
(d) Play a friendly game

3. How does Precious know she weighs more than two hundred pounds?
(a) Her mother always comments on her weight
(b) The doctor told her earlier
(c) She has been eating a lot due to the pregnancy
(d) Her home scale only goes to two hundred

4. What does Precious leave on the counter of the fast food restaurant?
(a) Her house keys
(b) A letter asking for help
(c) Her wallet
(d) Her school supplies

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who does Precious consider a "God" after she is taken to the hospital and has her baby?
(a) The Spanish man
(b) Her mother
(c) Her father
(d) The neighbor

11. What city did Jermaine leave to get out of trouble?
(a) North Philaldelphia
(b) Camden
(c) Harlem
(d) Bronx

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo Ann have that belongs to Precious?

2. Who does Mrs. Lichenstein want Precious to visit at the Higher Education Alternative/Each One Teach One?

3. When time jumps back to when Precious is sixteen in Chapter 1, what is she doing?

4. Who does Precious' first baby, Little Mongo, live with?

5. What subject did Precious once receive an A in?

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