View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Drink Me,” pages 131-177 and “Underground”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month is Plum's bariatric surgery scheduled?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) October.

2. When the man on the subway platform refers to Plum as a "that" (148), what is the man wearing?
(a) Jeans and a tee shirt.
(b) A kilt.
(c) A track suit.
(d) A business suit.

3. When Plum moves from her posh apartment into a basement apartment, where is the basement apartment located?
(a) In the West Village.
(b) In Bakersfield, California.
(c) In The Calliope House.
(d) In the Meatpacking District.

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?
(a) She is scared of life.
(b) She struggles with agoraphobia.
(c) Her fat life is not over yet.
(d) Her life is not real yet.

5. Verena explains that the Calliope House used to serve as what type of organization between the 1920s and the 1970s?
(a) A house for unwed mothers.
(b) A wedding reception hall.
(c) A dentistry practice.
(d) An orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. The entryway of the Calliope House is covered with what color of wallpaper?

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

3. What word does Verena ask Plum to repeat until she feels comfortable uttering it?

4. After Eulayla's death, what words were scratched off of her gravestone by her fans?

5. Plum says that her daily activities have kept her within what radius of her house for many years?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample