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

2. How much money does Plum say is rumored to be within Verena's inherited fortune?
(a) $2,000,000.
(b) $20,000,000.
(c) $200,000,000.
(d) $60,000,000.

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

4. Why does Plum turn down Carmen's invitation to join Carmen and her girlfriend for dinner?
(a) She does not like to eat at restaurants when dieting.
(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 feels sick from her antidepressant withdrawals.

5. What role does Verena explicitly say she does not inhabit?
(a) The role of a philanthropist.
(b) The role of an activist.
(c) The role of a writer.
(d) The role of a therapist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what location does Plum have the nervous breakdown that causes her to consider committing suicide?

3. Verena tells Plum that "the weight-loss industry is the most" what type of "failed industry in history" (98)?

4. How does Plum afford such an expensive apartment in New York City?

5. Whose idea had it been to give Plum a copy of Adventures in Dietland?

(see the answer key)

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