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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Plum?
(a) Nearly 40.
(b) Nearly 30.
(c) Nearly 50.
(d) Nearly 20.

3. In what New York City burrough does Plum live?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

4. With what two words do the pleas Plum receives from teenage girls always begin?
(a) Dear Abby.
(b) Dear Plum.
(c) Dear Alicia.
(d) Dear Kitty.

5. Plum says that after bariatric surgery, "in one year, it would be possible to lose more than" (7) how many pounds?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 225.
(d) 150.

6. How many fashion magazines are published by Austen Media?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

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

8. Verena tells Plum that if Plum has bariatric surgery, then she will no longer be the spitting image of which one of her family members?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her great-grandmother.

9. How many pounds is Plum told she needs to lose when she attends the Baptist Diet meeting?
(a) 40.
(b) 66.
(c) 104.
(d) 83.

10. What does Julia have tattooed all over her chest?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Eternity symbols.
(c) Roses with thorns.
(d) Knives.

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

12. How does Plum's mother feel about Plum's plan to have bariatric surgery?
(a) She is against it.
(b) She wants to pay for it.
(c) She is for it.
(d) She does not know about Plum's plans for surgery.

13. What is lying across Plum's bed that embarrasses Plum the first time Verena visits Plum's apartment?
(a) A new black skirt much too small for Plum.
(b) A new yellow sweater much too small for Plum.
(c) A new red dress much too small for Plum.
(d) A pile of candy bar wrappers.

14. What type of surgery do Julia and her sisters undergo as they each reach their 21st birthdays?
(a) Appendectomies.
(b) Preventative double mastectomies.
(c) Breast implant surgeries.
(d) Hysterectomies.

15. What is stored in the room in which Plum discovers Julia?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Files.
(c) Ink.
(d) Yoga mats and meditation pillows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Plum say has always defined her?

2. How old is Verena?

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

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

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

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