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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. 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)?
(a) Like a rotten tooth.
(b) Like an abnormal brain.
(c) Like an animal.
(d) Like a fetus.

2. What is the only color of clothes Plum wears at the time of the novel's beginning?
(a) Pink.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

3. In what location does Plum have the nervous breakdown that causes her to consider committing suicide?
(a) At the gym.
(b) At the university health clinic.
(c) At the supermarket.
(d) At the university library.

4. How does Plum learn about the Baptist Weight Loss Plan?
(a) She sees commercials about it on television.
(b) Her brother tells her about it.
(c) Her best friend tells her about it.
(d) She reads a book about it.

5. In which year of college does Plum have a nervous breakdown caused by heartbreak over a boy?
(a) Senior year.
(b) Sophomore year.
(c) Freshman year.
(d) Junior year.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day does Plum say she usually "slips into despair" (12) each day?

2. At what location does Plum first notice that a girl is following her?

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

4. Where does Plum keep clothes that are much too small for her?

5. After what number week of her Baptist Diet does Plum lose every ounce of energy?

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