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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does Plum attend college?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Maine.

2. 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.

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

4. What is the name of the enormous room in which Plum discovers Julia?
(a) The Relaxation Haven.
(b) The Publishing Arena.
(c) The Archives Room.
(d) The Beauty Closet.

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

6. 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 great-grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her grandmother.

7. 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) Murderers.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Jennifer.

8. In which year of college does Plum have a nervous breakdown caused by heartbreak over a boy?
(a) Sophomore year.
(b) Senior year.
(c) Freshman year.
(d) Junior year.

9. For what reason does Plum reject her father's offer for her to come visit him in Boise?
(a) She cannot take her Baptist meals with her.
(b) She wants to stay in town to spend time with her new boyfriend.
(c) She does not want him to see her again until she is thin.
(d) She has acquired a fear of flying.

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

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

12. 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 struggles with agoraphobia.
(d) She is scared of life.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what New York City burrough does Plum live?

2. What is lying across Plum's bed that embarrasses Plum the first time Verena visits Plum's apartment?

3. In what year was the Austen Corporation created?

4. Why does Plum turn down Carmen's invitation to join Carmen and her girlfriend for dinner?

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

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