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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is NOT one piece of evidence Dr. Brown cites as proof that his daughter Shonda's death had not been the result of suicide, despite the autopsy's conclusion?
(a) There are bruises all over her arms and legs.
(b) Her hands are scraped up and burned.
(c) Her genitals have been burned with bleach.
(d) It would have been too difficult for her to strangle herself with a cord.

3. What method is used by the Baptist Diet meeting leader to determine how much weight Plum needs to lose?
(a) The Body Mass Index.
(b) A measurement of her body fat percentage.
(c) A measurement of her metabolic rate.
(d) A software program developed by Eulayla's brother.

4. After Eulayla's death, what words were scratched off of her gravestone by her fans?
(a) Beloved Wife.
(b) Beloved Daughter.
(c) Rest in Peace.
(d) Beloved Mother.

5. Who sends Plum an email while pretending to be a teenage girl in need of help from Kitty?
(a) Verena.
(b) Erica.
(c) Julia.
(d) Leeta.

6. How does Plum afford such an expensive apartment in New York City?
(a) Her mother's cousin owns the apartment and charges Plum reduced rent.
(b) She lives off a settlement from a prior car accident.
(c) She has two roommates.
(d) Her parents pay her rent.

7. How does Plum meet Carmen?
(a) Carmen marries Plum's brother.
(b) In college.
(c) They both work at Austen Media.
(d) They attend the same support group meetings.

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

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

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

11. When Erica whispers to Plum, where does she tell her to go?
(a) Basement Two.
(b) Floor Sixteen.
(c) Rooftop Level Two.
(d) Basement Three.

12. What type of structure is the Calliope House?
(a) Three duplexes joined together.
(b) One large mansion.
(c) A warehouse.
(d) Two townhouses joined together.

13. How does Plum describe the hair of the girl who has been following her?
(a) Short and blonde.
(b) Long and blonde.
(c) Short and dark.
(d) Long and dark.

14. How many sisters does Julia have who, like her, engage in spying on the fashion, beauty, and media industries?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what British newspaper are photos of topless young women always published on page three?

2. 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)?

3. How does Plum's mother feel about Plum's plan to have bariatric surgery?

4. How does Plum reply when Verena asks her what Alicia will be able to do as a skinny person, that Plum cannot?

5. For what reason does Plum reject her father's offer for her to come visit him in Boise?

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