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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In September 1988, what award does Precious receive from the city?
(a) A literacy award
(b) A young leader's award
(c) A courage award
(d) A young woman's award

2. Who begins attending counseling sessions with Precious?
(a) Ms. Rain
(b) Abdul
(c) Carl
(d) Mary

3. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious in response to Precious saying Abdul is everything?
(a) Being intelligent is everything
(b) Being safe is everything
(c) Being with your loved ones is everything
(d) Reading and writing is everything

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

5. What does Precious begin thinking about as she gets older?
(a) Teaching
(b) Moving
(c) Boys
(d) College

6. What does Mary accuse Precious of doing?
(a) Getting pregnant on purpose
(b) Stealing her welfare
(c) Tricking her
(d) Stealing Carl

7. What does Precious think about in regards to Carl Kenwood Jones after receiving some startling news?
(a) If he loves her
(b) When she will see him
(c) If he is going to look for Little Mongo and Abdul
(d) When he contracted HIV

8. What score does Precious get on the TABE test the second time she takes it?
(a) 7.5
(b) 7.8
(c) 7.7
(d) 8.0

9. When Ms. Rain tells the girls to write fantasies about their lives, what does Precious fantasize about?
(a) Living in Manhattan
(b) Being a virgin
(c) Having a lot of money
(d) Being famous

10. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Precious do for the first time that she is then ashamed about?
(a) Insults one of her classmates
(b) Does not attend class
(c) Screams at Ms. Rain
(d) Hits Abdul

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

12. What is Precious' son's full name?
(a) Jamal Louis Abdul Jones
(b) Abdul Jamal Louis Jones
(c) Jamal Abdul Jones Louis
(d) Louis Jamal Abdul Jones

13. What year is it when Chapter 4 opens?
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1987
(d) 1991

14. What does Precious want to have checked out?
(a) Her eyes
(b) Her blood
(c) Her cholesterol
(d) Her teeth

15. What does Precious wake up to discover one evening at the temporary shelter?
(a) Someone stealing Abdul
(b) Shouting and cussing
(c) Someone stealing her shoes
(d) A fight that broke out over food

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Rita have an interest in starting a house?

2. What does Precious' file suggest she should look into pursuing?

3. Why does Precious not want to go to counseling?

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

5. Who is moved to an institution in Chapter 3 in order to receive adequate care?

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