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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Precious shove into tinfoil before leaving her house?

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

3. Who does Precious consider a "God" after she is taken to the hospital and has her baby?

4. What does Precious' mother do when she finds out about Precious' first pregnancy?

5. Why does Mr. Wicher like Precious?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Precious become so overweight at such a young age?

4. Why does Precious have a hard time understanding that she had a baby?

5. What does Precious say about Farrakhan?

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

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

8. What prevents Precious from being able to care about and succeed in her education?

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

10. Where does Jo Ann find Precious' notebook and school supplies that she gives back to her in class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Precious describes the halfway house in literal terms: the place where people go when they are halfway between an old and a new life. Explain what Precious means with this statement in terms of her character and life. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Precious ends her life story in the students' book differently than most of the other girls. How does she end her story and what is the significance of her ending? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Is the ending of Push negative or positive? What kind of message is Sapphire trying to send to the reader? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

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