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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. Following her counseling session with Ms. Weiss and Mary, what does Precious do after speaking with Mary in order to calm herself down?
(a) Writes in her journal
(b) Hugs Abdul
(c) Calls Ms. Rain
(d) Calls her grandmother

2. After fighting with her mother, why does Precious take Abdul and go to the Emergency Room?
(a) She does not feel well
(b) Mary injured her with a knife
(c) She wants to hide Abdul
(d) It is the only place Precious feels safe

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

4. After attending the Survivors of Incest Anonymous meeting with Rita, what is Precious surprised to learn?
(a) Incest is underreported
(b) Lots of people share her thoughts
(c) It is not her fault that she is a victim of incest
(d) Incest happens to "pretty white girls" too

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Rain point out in Precious' journal entry that she reads aloud to the class?

2. What does Precious do after Ms. Weiss leaves the office to get her a Coke?

3. What is Precious' son's full name?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plant that Precious brings into the classroom symbolic of?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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