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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 Ms. Weiss ask Precious when she returns with the Coke?

2. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious, following her startling discovery about herself and Abdul?

3. After attending the Survivors of Incest Anonymous meeting with Rita, what is Precious surprised to learn?

4. What does Precious say about her assignment that is yet to be completed?

5. What does Ms. Rain think about Precious that bewilders Precious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Precious think about calling while she is at the armory and why?

3. When Mary comes to visit Precious at the Harlem halfway house, what does Precious understand about her?

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

5. How does Precious feel about her second child, Abdul?

6. What is happening to Precious at the opening of Chapter 4?

7. What is Precious worried about concerning Abdul's first birthday and school?

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

9. How does Precious feel about her counselor, Ms. Weiss, and how does their first session go?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of Chapter 2, Precious has put up pictures of Harriet Tubman and Farrakhan on her wall and looks out of her window at the town she lives in. Describe this scene and its significance in explaining Precious' fight throughout the novel. Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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