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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When the man on the subway platform refers to Plum as a "that" (148), what is the man wearing?
(a) A kilt.
(b) Jeans and a tee shirt.
(c) A track suit.
(d) A business suit.

4. How old does Plum say Sana was when she endured her facial scarring?
(a) 13.
(b) 21.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 36.

5. Before they go to the dermatologist, Marlowe and Plum go to a coffeehouse, but Plum cannot sit down to drink her iced coffee. Why can she not sit down?
(a) She is too excited for her fine-line-reducing facial.
(b) There are no seats available after she lets Marlowe take the last stool.
(c) Her new Thinz undergarments are squeezing her too tightly.
(d) She is too nervous about her facial peel.

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

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

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

9. As she leaves Dr. Ahmad's office, Plum thinks to herself that she will look like which monster after all of her surgeries?
(a) The Wolfman.
(b) Dracula.
(c) Frankenstein.
(d) The Mummy.

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

11. 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) Lipstick.
(b) Blush.
(c) A bra.
(d) A coat.

12. In what town had Marlowe been browsing in an open-air market when she was discovered by paparazzi?
(a) Rome.
(b) San Gimignano.
(c) Tuscany.
(d) Umbria.

13. 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 Marlowe.
(d) They both know and appreciate Sana.

14. What quality is present within all of the clothes Plum chooses when she goes shopping?
(a) Neutrally-colored.
(b) Brightly-colored.
(c) Stretchy.
(d) Patterned.

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. What aspect of cooking does Plum love the most?

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

3. What brand of undergarments does Julia wear in order to pass for a skinny person in her position at Austen Media?

4. Who delivers the insult that Marlowe ends up incorporating into her tattoo?

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

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