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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Lichenstein want Precious to visit at the Higher Education Alternative/Each One Teach One?
(a) A trauma specialist
(b) Ms. Applebee
(c) A young girl with a similar background
(d) Ms. McKnight

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

3. 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 have a conference with Precious' parents
(c) To give Precious additional lessons
(d) To make her sit in the back

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

5. What do the girls learn as a group at the Alternative School?
(a) The alphabet
(b) Addition and subtraction
(c) How to write their names
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Precious' father begin raping her?

2. What does Mrs. Lichenstein suggest she and Precious do?

3. What does Mrs. Lichenstein talk about with Precious in her office?

4. Why is Precious almost late for her first day of school at the Alternative School?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Precious when she goes to register for the Higher Education Alternative/Each One Teach One school?

2. Why does Precious not want her mother to know about her second pregnancy?

3. What is another reason revealed in Chapter 2 for why Precious' education is not up to par with the rest of her classmates?

4. What does Precious need to do in order to register for the Alternative school?

5. What does Ms. Rain ask the students to do that horrifies Precious?

6. Although Precious likes her math teacher, Mr. Wicher, why does she yell at him on the first day of school?

7. What does one of Precious' classmates at the Alternative school do for her that makes her want to cry?

8. Who does Precious try to find after she has her first baby?

9. Why are the girls' journals that Ms. Rain has them write in each day so difficult to read?

10. What does Ms. Butter question Precious about when she is at the hospital with Precious?

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