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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While at the temporary shelter Mrs. Butter suggested, who tells Precious to put her bag in bed with her?
(a) A girl she knew from her previous school
(b) An old man
(c) A drug addict
(d) The supervisor

2. Who does Precious think about calling while at the temporary shelter?
(a) Ms. Rain
(b) Her mother
(c) Rhonda
(d) Her neighbor

3. Who does Precious write a touching poem about?
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Abdul
(c) Little Mongo
(d) Mrs. Butter

4. After fighting with her mother, why does Precious take Abdul and go to the Emergency Room?
(a) It is the only place Precious feels safe
(b) She does not feel well
(c) She wants to hide Abdul
(d) Mary injured her with a knife

5. Who does Mary tell Precious has died of AIDS?
(a) Carl
(b) Her grandmother
(c) Ms. Rain
(d) Mrs. Butter

6. What does Ms. Rain suggest that Precious do after she has given birth to Abdul?
(a) Tell child services
(b) Live with her grandmother
(c) Go to the police
(d) Give up Abdul

7. What does Precious tell Jermaine she wants to do after stealing her file from Ms. Weiss?
(a) Send Abdul to a good school
(b) Get off aid and go to college
(c) Turn her parents in for the abuse
(d) Become a special education teacher

8. What does Precious' file suggest she should look into pursuing?
(a) Teaching
(b) Law
(c) Being a home attendant
(d) Therapy

9. In Chapter 4, what support group does Rita want Precious to attend?
(a) Young mothers group
(b) Incest survivor group
(c) Domestic abuse victim group
(d) Anger management

10. What does Precious' grandmother say when she visits Precious at the hospital?
(a) Only a dog leaves a baby
(b) She needs to give up the baby
(c) Not to get pregnant again
(d) Little Mongo misses her

11. What is the only thing Precious can think about while in the hospital in Chapter 3?
(a) Abdul
(b) Her grandmother
(c) Little Mongo
(d) School

12. When does Precious have her son?
(a) January 20, 1987
(b) January 30, 1989
(c) January 5, 1990
(d) January 15, 1988

13. Who does the reader discover does not have HIV?
(a) Abdul
(b) Mary
(c) Little Mongo
(d) Precious

14. In Chapter 4, what does Precious wonder about Carl when she thinks about her first baby?
(a) If he loved the baby
(b) What he told people when they saw Precious was pregnant
(c) Why no one put him in jail
(d) If he knew about the pregnancy

15. What does Precious ask Mary about Carl after Mary attends a counseling session with her?
(a) If he is coming back
(b) If he was her real father
(c) If he ever loved her
(d) If Mary still loves him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious keep secret in November?

2. In September 1988, what award does Precious receive from the city?

3. Following her counseling session with Ms. Weiss and Mary, what does Precious do after speaking with Mary in order to calm herself down?

4. Why does Precious not trust her counselor, Ms. Weiss?

5. What does Ms. Rain ask Precious when Precious refers to her incest class as "insect"?

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