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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose twin brother and nephew are kidnapped by the terrorist organization known as Jennifer?
(a) The CEO of The Daily Herald.
(b) The CEO of The London Times.
(c) The CEO of the Mirror.
(d) The CEO of The Daily Sun.

2. At what time of day does Plum say she usually "slips into despair" (12) each day?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) 10 a.m.

3. 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 life is not real yet.
(d) Her fat life is not over yet.

4. Plum says that the bariatric surgery will result in her stomach being the size of what object?
(a) A pea.
(b) A walnut.
(c) A golf ball.
(d) A peanut.

5. What is NOT an item listed as dangerous to dieters within the Baptist Plan pamphlets Plum is given?
(a) Fairs.
(b) Laxatives.
(c) Carnivals.
(d) The death of a loved on.

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

7. Whose idea had it been to give Plum a copy of Adventures in Dietland?
(a) Verena.
(b) Julia.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Leeta.

8. What word is written on the wadded up pieces of paper found within the throats of both Michael Simmons and Davis Green?
(a) Rapists.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Murderers.

9. 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 does not like to eat at restaurants when dieting.
(c) She feels sick from her antidepressant withdrawals.
(d) She thinks Carmen does not really want her to come.

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

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

12. How long does the Baptist Diet meeting leader tell Plum it will take for her to lose all the weight?
(a) Three months.
(b) One year.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Two years.

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

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

15. What does Verena offer to give to Plum if Plum follows what Verena calls "the New Baptist Plan" (92)?
(a) A job at the Calliope House.
(b) A trip to Maui.
(c) $20,000.
(d) A new wardrobe.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what magazine had Leeta worked before being hired as Julia's assistant?

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 learn about the Baptist Weight Loss Plan?

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

5. How much money does Plum say is rumored to be within Verena's inherited fortune?

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