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

2. How does Precious tell Ms. Rain that she needs an HIV test?
(a) She sends her a letter
(b) She shows her a magazine article about AIDS
(c) In private
(d) With her journal

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

4. What has Precious not completed that each girl in the class is required to do?
(a) Write her life story
(b) Get an A on a test
(c) Pass the G.E.D. test
(d) Complete all homework assignments

5. 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 have enough time to do it.
(d) She does not want to do it

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary accuse Precious of doing?

2. Who does the reader discover does not have HIV?

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

4. What does Precious keep secret in November?

5. What does Precious ask Mary about Carl after Mary attends a counseling session with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Precious feel about her second child, Abdul?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When Precious attends the incest survivors meeting with Rita, what is she surprised to find out?

9. When Ms. Rain asks the girls to write fantasies about their lives, what does Precious imagine her life being like?

10. How does Precious feel about her counselor, Ms. Weiss, and how does their first session go?

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