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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) Like a fetus.
(b) Like an abnormal brain.
(c) Like a rotten tooth.
(d) Like an animal.

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

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

4. 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 celebrate letting go of the obsession.
(b) She replies that she would move into The Calliope House for good.
(c) She replies that she would never leave her apartment.
(d) She replies that she would not want to live anymore.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who puts the names and photos of Michael Simmons and Davis Green online?

2. What is NOT an item listed as dangerous to dieters within the Baptist Plan pamphlets Plum is given?

3. How many years has it been since Plum set foot inside her childhood home on Harper Lane?

4. After Eulayla's death, what words were scratched off of her gravestone by her fans?

5. At what time of day does Plum say she usually "slips into despair" (12) each day?

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