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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Mrs. Butter and the other nurses send Precious after she comes back to the hospital?
(a) An orphanage
(b) The trauma room
(c) The police
(d) The armory

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

4. What does Precious keep secret in November?
(a) Her birthday
(b) Her new baby
(c) Her father
(d) Her first day of school

5. Why does Precious not want to go to counseling?
(a) She is afraid of getting in trouble
(b) She does not have the money for counseling
(c) She does not see a point in bringing up the past
(d) She does not trust strangers

6. What does Precious talk about in the letter she writes to Ms. Rain at the hospital?
(a) Her first child, Little Mongo.
(b) Her mother's abuse.
(c) Being raped by Carl.
(d) Not knowing what to think about the baby.

7. What does Precious write about in a poem?
(a) Sexual abuse
(b) School
(c) Her children
(d) Harlem

8. For whom does Rita have an interest in starting a house?
(a) Former drug addicts
(b) Incest victims
(c) Orphaned children
(d) HIV positive women and kids

9. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious, following her startling discovery about herself and Abdul?
(a) Ms. Rain will take care of Abdul
(b) She can live with Ms. Rain
(c) She is going to be famous
(d) She is proud of her

10. What book is Precious reading in class?
(a) Of Mice and Men
(b) I, Tituba
(c) The Color Purple
(d) Black Boy

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

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

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

14. What does Precious say about her assignment that is yet to be completed?
(a) She is still not confident enough in her reading and writing.
(b) She has nothing to write about
(c) She does not want to do it
(d) She does not have enough time to do it.

15. What does Precious believe becoming a home attendant will prevent her from doing?
(a) Finishing school
(b) Getting over her abuse
(c) Caring for Abdul and Little Mongo
(d) Making friends

Short Answer Questions

1. After attending the Survivors of Incest Anonymous meeting with Rita, what is Precious surprised to learn?

2. What does Ms. Weiss ask Precious when she returns with the Coke?

3. What does Precious tell Mrs. Butter once she finds her at the hospital?

4. What does Mary attempt to do to Precious when Precious returns from the hospital?

5. What is the plant that Precious brings into the classroom supposed to be representative of?

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