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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Plum moves from her posh apartment into a basement apartment, where is the basement apartment located?
(a) In the West Village.
(b) In Bakersfield, California.
(c) In The Calliope House.
(d) In the Meatpacking District.

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

4. What favor does Julia ask of Plum during their conversation in Plum's bedroom?
(a) She asks Plum to move in with her.
(b) She asks Plum to write the expose of Austen Media.
(c) She asks Plum to lend her $20,000.
(d) She asks Plum to spy on Verena and to report back to her.

5. What is the name of the foundation next door to The Calliope House that gets frequent bomb threats?
(a) The Bessie Cantor Foundation for Education and Philanthropy.
(b) The Bessie Cantor Foundation for Women and Girls.
(c) The Bessie Cantor Foundation for Peace and Understanding.
(d) The Bessie Cantor Foundation for the Fight Against Islamophobia.

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) Makeup.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Restrictive undergarments.

7. What connection does Plum say she shares with Julia and with none of the other women associated with The Calliope House?
(a) They both know and appreciate Leeta.
(b) They both know and appreciate Dr. Ahmad.
(c) They both know and appreciate Sana.
(d) They both know and appreciate Marlowe.

8. What is the name of Marlowe's son?
(a) Leviathan.
(b) Bill.
(c) Henry.
(d) Huck.

9. 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.

10. What part of Plum's body does the esthetician NOT wax when Marlowe takes Plum to the waxing salon?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her underarms.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her privates.

11. What is distinctive about the room in which hardcore porn videos are projected 24 hours a day within The Calliope House?
(a) It is painted black.
(b) It is lit with only red lighting.
(c) It is circular.
(d) It is enormous.

12. For what reason do Marlowe and Plum get kicked out of the Strippercise class?
(a) They are laughing too loudly.
(b) They refuse to participate.
(c) Plum whistles at the male janitor who walks by.
(d) Marlowe makes unpopular comments.

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

14. Where does Plum immediately go when the women are allowed back into The Calliope House at dawn the morning after the bomb threat?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) The shower.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The backyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Dr. Ahmad tell Plum she will be unable to take after her breast lift and implant surgeries?

2. 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?

3. What topic of conversation does Plum say is discussed at The Calliope House each day during the time she lives there?

4. To what aspect of Marlowe's story about Italy does Plum most strongly relate?

5. How does Luz, the teenage victim of the gang-rape, commit suicide?

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