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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 did Precious grow up thinking about herself?

2. Who does Precious think about calling while at the temporary shelter?

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

4. Why does Precious not trust her counselor, Ms. Weiss?

5. What does Precious do after Ms. Weiss leaves the office to get her a Coke?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Mary visits Precious at the halfway house, what does she reveal to Precious?

3. What does Precious' file say about Precious and what is she afraid her file could do to her?

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

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

6. What happens at the end of Chapter 3 between Ms. Rain and Precious?

7. What does Precious learn about Ms. Rain and how does it help correct a previous misconception she had?

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

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

10. What existential argument does Precious grapple with at the end of Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the ending of Push negative or positive? What kind of message is Sapphire trying to send to the reader? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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