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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Drink Me," pages 62-130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the Baptist Diet meeting leader tell Plum it will take for her to lose all the weight?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Three months.

2. Whose idea had it been to give Plum a copy of Adventures in Dietland?
(a) Leeta.
(b) Kitty.
(c) Verena.
(d) Julia.

3. After what number week of her Baptist Diet does Plum lose every ounce of energy?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. What excuse does Erica use to get Plum to come to the Austen Media offices?
(a) Plum is getting a raise.
(b) Plum needs to sign an insurance form.
(c) Kitty wants to meet with Plum about teen suicide prevention.
(d) Plum needs to fill out her new W-4 form.

5. At what location does Plum first notice that a girl is following her?
(a) The library.
(b) The gas station.
(c) The cafe.
(d) Her own home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Plum learn about the Baptist Weight Loss Plan?

2. The simile that the author uses to describe how Plum feels when she is around women with "grown-up lives" (7) is "like a" what "floating in a jar of formaldehyde" (7)?

3. How does Plum's mother feel about Plum's plan to have bariatric surgery?

4. What reason does Plum provide for why she does not have more friends, does not have dinner parties, and does not have overnight guests?

5. What types of meetings does Plum attend in the basement of a church?

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