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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 is the only thing Precious can think about while in the hospital in Chapter 3?
2. What does Precious not want Ms. Rain to see?
3. What does Mary attempt to do to Precious when Precious returns from the hospital?
4. Who does Precious consider her family to be now that she has left Mary's house?
5. In September 1988, what award does Precious receive from the city?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Precious worried about concerning Abdul's first birthday and school?
2. What are the journal entries about that Precious does not want Ms. Rain to see?
3. What does Precious' file say about Precious and what is she afraid her file could do to her?
4. What is the plant that Precious brings into the classroom symbolic of?
5. What kind of things happen to Precious and Abdul when Mrs. Butter sends them to stay at the armory?
6. When Mary comes to visit Precious at the Harlem halfway house, what does Precious understand about her?
7. What does Ms. Rain suggest to Precious whenPrecious writes to her from the hospital?
8. When Precious begins writing poetry, what is her poetry about?
9. Where does Precious go after she leaves her home with Abdul and who does she look for?
10. What is happening to Precious at the opening of Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 1, Precious shifts back and forth between the past and present. How does this and the way in which these time shifts are written reflect on Precious' character? What do these time shifts signify about Precious and the life she leads? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Before attending the Alternative School, Precious has a lot of bias toward white people and homosexual people. Using examples from the book, explain how the Alternative School helped Precious overcome these prejudices.
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