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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. Why does Precious not trust her counselor, Ms. Weiss?
(a) Ms. Weiss wants to talk about the abuse
(b) Ms. Weiss gives Precious odd looks
(c) Ms. Weiss is not sensitive to Precious
(d) Ms. Weiss is racist

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

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

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

5. What is Precious unsure about in terms of her future relationships?
(a) If a boy will ever love her
(b) If she can ever trust a man
(c) If she will ever be taken seriously
(d) If she can trust her new friends

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mary tell Precious has died of AIDS?

3. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Precious do for the first time that she is then ashamed about?

4. When does Precious have her son?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Precious worried about concerning Abdul's first birthday and school?

2. When Mary visits Precious at the halfway house, what does she reveal to Precious?

3. What existential argument does Precious grapple with at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What does Ms. Rain suggest to Precious whenPrecious writes to her from the hospital?

5. When Precious begins writing poetry, what is her poetry about?

6. What are the journal entries about that Precious does not want Ms. Rain to see?

7. What does Precious come to realize about her classmates and Ms. Rain after she learns she has HIV?

8. What does Precious' file say about Precious and what is she afraid her file could do to her?

9. Where does Precious go after she leaves her home with Abdul and who does she look for?

10. What happens at the end of Chapter 3 between Ms. Rain and Precious?

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