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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 tell Mrs. Butter once she finds her at the hospital?
2. What has Precious not completed that each girl in the class is required to do?
3. What does Ms. Rain tell Precious in response to Precious saying Abdul is everything?
4. Why does Precious not trust her counselor, Ms. Weiss?
5. What makes Precious feel better while having to deal with HIV?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Precious when she returns home from the hospital after having Abdul?
2. When Ms. Rain asks the girls to write fantasies about their lives, what does Precious imagine her life being like?
3. What does Precious come to realize about her classmates and Ms. Rain after she learns she has HIV?
4. What existential argument does Precious grapple with at the end of Chapter 4?
5. What is Precious worried about concerning Abdul's first birthday and school?
6. What does Precious' file say about Precious and what is she afraid her file could do to her?
7. How does Precious feel about her second child, Abdul?
8. Who does Precious think about calling while she is at the armory and why?
9. What happens at the end of Chapter 3 between Ms. Rain and Precious?
10. Where does Precious go after she leaves her home with Abdul and who does she look for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Precious has a difficult time understanding love and sex together. They are separate to her due to the abuse she has endured. Explain this in a well-crafted essay, using examples from the text to support your response.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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