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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before her outing with Marlowe, Plum has not worn high heels since what event in her life?
(a) Her college graduation.
(b) Her senior prom.
(c) Her junior prom.
(d) Her high school graduation.

2. How does the man who insults Plum respond to her retort?
(a) He punches her in the face.
(b) He kicks her in the shin.
(c) He trips her.
(d) He throws coffee on her.

3. What is one place NOT mentioned in published rumors about Leeta's whereabouts?
(a) Alaska.
(b) El Salvador.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Venezuela.

4. What implement does Dr. Ahmad use while he is planning Plum's various surgeries?
(a) A compass.
(b) A black marker.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A laser pointer.

5. What does Plum say she can tell about the sales clerk at the plus-size clothing store?
(a) That she is an ally.
(b) That she is comfortable with herself.
(c) That she has great fashion sense.
(d) That she is judgmental.

6. Who delivers the insult that Marlowe ends up incorporating into her tattoo?
(a) An NBC executive.
(b) A reporter.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

7. Whom does Plum mentally force from the dressing room as she chooses a new wardrobe?
(a) Eulayla.
(b) Her sister.
(c) The phantom woman that she compares herself to.
(d) Her mother.

8. What action had Marlowe taken during her time in Italy that had endangered her contract with NBC?
(a) She had gotten a tattoo.
(b) She had published an expose of NBC.
(c) She had given an interview to a rival broadcasting station.
(d) She had cut off her hair.

9. What activity does Julia tell Plum that she hates to do during their conversation in Plum's bedroom?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Apologizing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Running.

10. For how long does misogynist music play each morning at 7:30 am at The Calliope House?
(a) Three minutes.
(b) Thirty seconds.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) One minute.

11. Whose mother is Soledad, the woman who was serving in the military in Afghanistan at the time of her daughter's rape?
(a) Luz.
(b) Tina.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Leeta.

12. How did Sana sustain her facial scarring?
(a) She suffered from extreme acne as a teenager.
(b) She was burned in a house fire.
(c) She was stabbed by an intruder.
(d) She was born prematurely and contracted an infection.

13. What is the name of Marlowe's infant son?
(a) Jake.
(b) Huck.
(c) Sable.
(d) Jack.

14. For what length of time has Sana lived at The Calliope House before she meets Plum?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three months.

15. To what aspect of Marlowe's story about Italy does Plum most strongly relate?
(a) The reliance on body language for communication.
(b) The exhilaration of invisibility.
(c) The wide availability of pasta in one neighborhood.
(d) The thrill of travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Plum remarks that she feels "weird" (143) after going to the waxing salon, to what is she referring?

2. When Plum first sees the white poplin dress that has been remade in her size, she describes it as looking like a what?

3. Chronologically, what event is found to be the first in the series of Jennifer-related events?

4. What connection does Plum say she shares with Julia and with none of the other women associated with The Calliope House?

5. What topic does Plum say that no one at The Calliope House ever discusses, but that Julia must discuss, due to her undercover work?

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