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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Rabbit Hole” and “Alicia & Plum”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Plum turn down Carmen's invitation to join Carmen and her girlfriend for dinner?
(a) She feels sick from her antidepressant withdrawals.
(b) She thinks Carmen does not really want her to come.
(c) She is uncomfortable with the couple's public displays of affection.
(d) She does not like to eat at restaurants when dieting.

2. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) May.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) February.

3. What types of meetings does Plum attend in the basement of a church?
(a) Waist Watchers meetings.
(b) Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
(c) Overeaters Anonymous meetings.
(d) Al-Anon meetings.

4. At what time of day does Plum say she usually "slips into despair" (12) each day?
(a) Noon.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 10 a.m.

5. What reason does Plum provide for why she does not have more friends, does not have dinner parties, and does not have overnight guests?
(a) She struggles with agoraphobia.
(b) Her fat life is not over yet.
(c) Her life is not real yet.
(d) She is scared of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is Plum's bariatric surgery scheduled?

2. How many pounds is Plum told she needs to lose when she attends the Baptist Diet meeting?

3. What is the title of the booklet that enrages the woman at the Baptist Diet meeting and causes her to leave?

4. What is the name of the woman who has an angry outburst at the Baptist Diet meeting and leaves?

5. 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)?

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