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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sana suggests that Plum get out of the house, where does she suggest Plum go?
(a) To visit her parents.
(b) Back to her Brooklyn apartment to gather clothes.
(c) To the library.
(d) To the amusement park.

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

3. What brand of undergarments does Julia wear in order to pass for a skinny person in her position at Austen Media?
(a) Skinz.
(b) Spanx.
(c) Xcite.
(d) Thinz.

4. Which dress does Plum choose when Verena asks her to bring one of Alicia's dresses to her meeting with Marlowe?
(a) The little black dress.
(b) The white poplin dress.
(c) The striped shirtdress.
(d) The yellow dropwaist dress.

5. When Plum gushes to Marlowe about how beautiful she had been on her show, Marlowe tells her that it had taken a what to make her look the way she had?
(a) A committee.
(b) A huge paycheck.
(c) A miracle.
(d) An act of God.

6. What topic does Plum say that no one at The Calliope House ever discusses, but that Julia must discuss, due to her undercover work?
(a) Calories.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Restrictive undergarments.

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

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

9. When Verena begins to pay a salary to Plum, how much does she make, compared to her salary working as Kitty's ghostwriter?
(a) She now makes one-quarter of what she made with Kitty.
(b) She now makes half what she made with Kitty.
(c) She now makes twice what she made with Kitty.
(d) She now makes triple what she made with Kitty.

10. What topic of conversation does Plum say is discussed at The Calliope House each day during the time she lives there?
(a) Sizeism.
(b) Food.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Feminism.

11. Who calls Marlowe to ask if she had masterminded the acts claimed by Jennifer?
(a) Her sister.
(b) A journalist.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her ex-wife.

12. What item does Plum put on before running outside during the bomb threat at The Calliope House that causes the other women to tease her?
(a) A bra.
(b) A coat.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Blush.

13. When Plum reads Leeta's investigative journal entries, she sees that Leeta had always referred to Plum by what name?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Louise B.
(c) Superfly.
(d) Erica.

14. How many of the women affiliated with The Calliope House actually live there, including Plum?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Just a few.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

15. When Plum asks Julia why she had asked Plum for the 52,000 email addresses of Kitty's readers, what is Julia's reply?
(a) She says that she had wanted to send the teen girls copies of Riot Grrl Magazine.
(b) She says that she had wanted to respond to all of the messages that Plum had deleted.
(c) She says that she had wanted to turn over the addresses to Jennifer for recruiting purposes.
(d) She says that she had wanted to test Plum to see if she could be trusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before her outing with Marlowe, Plum has not worn high heels since what event in her life?

2. In what town had Marlowe been browsing in an open-air market when she was discovered by paparazzi?

3. With whom had Soledad worked at a women's clinic in her role as a rape crisis counselor?

4. Plum states that after being underground, she now finds what object to be "wholesome and pure" (207)?

5. What room of the house becomes the central gathering place once Plum moves into The Calliope House?

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