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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Plum keep her clothes that fit?
(a) In the closet.
(b) On the floor.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) On the deck.

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

4. Verena tells Plum that "the weight-loss industry is the most" what type of "failed industry in history" (98)?
(a) Egregious.
(b) Profitable.
(c) Sexist.
(d) Dangerous.

5. Plum says that her daily activities have kept her within what radius of her house for many years?
(a) A two-block radius.
(b) A one-mile radius.
(c) A five-mile radius.
(d) A five-block radius.

6. What excuse does Erica use to get Plum to come to the Austen Media offices?
(a) Plum needs to fill out her new W-4 form.
(b) Kitty wants to meet with Plum about teen suicide prevention.
(c) Plum needs to sign an insurance form.
(d) Plum is getting a raise.

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

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

9. On the day that Verena first visits Plum's apartment, how long does Plum say it has been since anyone besides the superintendent has been inside her home?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three months.

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

11. What is the only color of clothes Plum wears at the time of the novel's beginning?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Pink.

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

13. When Verena asks Plum what would happen if she is already living her real life and will never lose weight, what is Plum's reply?
(a) She replies that she would not want to live anymore.
(b) She replies that she would never leave her apartment.
(c) She replies that she would celebrate letting go of the obsession.
(d) She replies that she would move into The Calliope House for good.

14. What is the name of the woman who has an angry outburst at the Baptist Diet meeting and leaves?
(a) Janine.
(b) Leeta.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Verena.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Plum afford such an expensive apartment in New York City?

2. When Erica whispers to Plum, where does she tell her to go?

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

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

5. With what two words do the pleas Plum receives from teenage girls always begin?

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