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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 Mary tell Precious she may do if she wants to after they attend a counseling session together?
2. What is the plant that Precious brings into the classroom supposed to be representative of?
3. What did Rita's wealthy boyfriend do for Rita?
4. What does Ms. Weiss ask Precious when she returns with the Coke?
5. What does Mary attempt to do to Precious when Precious returns from the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is happening to Precious at the opening of Chapter 4?
2. What happens to Precious when she returns home from the hospital after having Abdul?
3. What is the plant that Precious brings into the classroom symbolic of?
4. When Ms. Rain asks the girls to write fantasies about their lives, what does Precious imagine her life being like?
5. What does Precious' file say about Precious and what is she afraid her file could do to her?
6. What does Precious learn about Ms. Rain and how does it help correct a previous misconception she had?
7. When Mary comes to visit Precious at the Harlem halfway house, what does Precious understand about her?
8. What existential argument does Precious grapple with at the end of Chapter 4?
9. When Mary visits Precious at the halfway house, what does she reveal to Precious?
10. What happens at the end of Chapter 3 between Ms. Rain and Precious?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the significance of Precious calling herself Precious? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Precious has encounters with two people whom she tries to seek out later when terrible things happen to her. Who are these people and why are they so significant to Precious' life, although playing minor roles in the novel? Why do these characters impact Precious?
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