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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 want to have checked out?

2. What does Precious tell Mrs. Butter once she finds her at the hospital?

3. What is Precious worried about happening when Abdul turns one?

4. Where do Mrs. Butter and the other nurses send Precious after she comes back to the hospital?

5. What does Precious wake up to discover one evening at the temporary shelter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Precious when she returns home from the hospital after having Abdul?

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

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

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

5. What kind of things happen to Precious and Abdul when Mrs. Butter sends them to stay at the armory?

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

7. Where does Precious go after she leaves her home with Abdul and who does she look for?

8. What is the meaning behind Precious' second child's name, Abdul Jamal Louis Jones?

9. When Precious attends the incest survivors meeting with Rita, what is she surprised to find out?

10. What are the journal entries about that Precious does not want Ms. Rain to see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would Precious have undergone the positive changes in her life had she not met her classmates and Ms. Rain? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Precious constantly battles between the reality she lives in and the reality she wishes to live. Does this battle suggest that Precious has the strength in her to leave her situation? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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