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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 begins to happen to Precious in second grade?

2. When did Precious' father begin raping her?

3. What does Precious leave on the counter of the fast food restaurant?

4. What is Precious' mother worried about when she hears Mrs. Lichenstein at the door?

5. What book does Ms. Rain help Precious read through?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Precious say when she speaks for the first time in class at the Alternative school?

2. What is the irony of Jo Ann wanting to work in the record label industry?

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

6. How does Precious surprise herself on her first day of class at the Alternative School?

7. How do the time shifts occur with Precious in Chapter 1?

8. Why did Precious stop talking in kindergarten?

9. Why does Precious attack Mrs. Lichenstein at school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education is the solution to all of Precious' problems. Validate or invalidate this statement in your thesis. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Precious has had two babies by the time she is sixteen years old. What is the difference between the two experiences? How does she treats them or thinks about them? Are there any differences? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Precious going to the incest survivors support group help her? In what ways does it alter her views and add to the changes taking place in her life? Support your thesis with specific examples from the text.

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