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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As she leaves Dr. Ahmad's office, Plum thinks to herself that she will look like which monster after all of her surgeries?
(a) Dracula.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Wolfman.
(d) Frankenstein.

2. Which of Plum's post-weight-loss-surgery scars does Dr. Ahmad say will be the longest?
(a) Her brachioplasty scars.
(b) Her thigh tuck scars.
(c) Her breast lift scars.
(d) Her tummy tuck scar.

3. What topic does Plum say that no one at The Calliope House ever discusses, but that Julia must discuss, due to her undercover work?
(a) Calories.
(b) Makeup.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Restrictive undergarments.

4. Before they go to the dermatologist, Marlowe and Plum go to a coffeehouse, but Plum cannot sit down to drink her iced coffee. Why can she not sit down?
(a) Her new Thinz undergarments are squeezing her too tightly.
(b) There are no seats available after she lets Marlowe take the last stool.
(c) She is too excited for her fine-line-reducing facial.
(d) She is too nervous about her facial peel.

5. When Plum remarks that she feels "weird" (143) after going to the waxing salon, to what is she referring?
(a) Her tinted eyelashes.
(b) Her bleached eyebrows.
(c) Her Brazilian wax results.
(d) Her hairless arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dermatologist tells Plum that she is no longer allowed to take what action?

2. When Plum gushes to Marlowe about how beautiful she had been on her show, Marlowe tells her that it had taken a what to make her look the way she had?

3. What activity does Julia tell Plum that she hates to do during their conversation in Plum's bedroom?

4. In what room is the namesake of The Calliope House carved into the wall?

5. Whose mother is Soledad, the woman who was serving in the military in Afghanistan at the time of her daughter's rape?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Plum already familiar with Marlowe before she meets her at Cafe Rose?

2. What is the significance of Plum's ultrasound image?

3. What is the story behind Marlowe's tattoo that reads, "Women don't want to be me, men don't want to fuck me" (133)?

4. What does Plum mean when she says that she will become "a different type of outlaw" (243)?

5. What does Plum mean when she says, "After years of not fighting back, I was coiled like a snake" (233)?

6. What personal advice does Julia offer to Plum during their conversation in Plum's bedroom and how does Plum react?

7. To what television show is Plum alluding when she enters Victoria Secret and knows that she is "raising eyebrows" (234)?

8. What is ironic about Kitty's insistence that "all girls are beautiful" (241)?

9. What action of Leeta's does Plum point to as proof that she should be loyal to Leeta, no matter what she has done?

10. Who does Plum call when Verena tells Plum to call anyone who will notice she is missing once she moves into The Calliope House? What do her choices reveal about her life prior to connecting with the women of The Calliope House?

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