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

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

3. What does Ms. Rain ask Precious when Precious refers to her incest class as "insect"?
(a) If she knows the meaning of incest
(b) If she is dyslexic
(c) If she knows how to spell incest
(d) If she has had her hearing checked

4. What does Precious understand about AIDS?
(a) It is curable
(b) Many people she knows have it.
(c) It is a widespread epidemic
(d) She and Abdul may have it

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious wake up to discover one evening at the temporary shelter?

2. What does Precious tell Jermaine she wants to do after stealing her file from Ms. Weiss?

3. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious in response to Precious saying Abdul is everything?

4. Who begins attending counseling sessions with Precious?

5. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious, following her startling discovery about herself and Abdul?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning behind Precious' second child's name, Abdul Jamal Louis Jones?

2. What happens to Precious when she returns home from the hospital after having Abdul?

3. When Mary goes to a counseling session with Precious, what is her version about the abuse that took place?

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

5. What does Precious say is her problem when trying to write her life story for the class?

6. Who does Precious think about calling while she is at the armory and why?

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

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

9. What kind of things happen to Precious and Abdul when Mrs. Butter sends them to stay at the armory?

10. What does Precious learn about Ms. Rain and how does it help correct a previous misconception she had?

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