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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Verena?
(a) In her early 30s.
(b) In her early 50s.
(c) In her late 40s.
(d) In her late 30s.

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

4. In what year was the Austen Corporation created?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1911.

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

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

7. For what magazine had Leeta worked before being hired as Julia's assistant?
(a) Glamour Bride.
(b) Mademoiselle.
(c) Marie Claire.
(d) Elle Teen.

8. 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 thinks Carmen does not really want her to come.
(d) She feels sick from her antidepressant withdrawals.

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

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

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

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

13. How many years has it been since Plum set foot inside her childhood home on Harper Lane?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Fourteen years.

14. What quality does Plum say has always defined her?
(a) Politeness.
(b) Invisibility.
(c) Roundness.
(d) Oddity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After what number week of her Baptist Diet does Plum lose every ounce of energy?

3. What type of surgery do Julia and her sisters undergo as they each reach their 21st birthdays?

4. How many fashion magazines are published by Austen Media?

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

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