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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of cooking does Plum love the most?
(a) Knife work.
(b) Making omelettes.
(c) Measuring.
(d) Baking.

2. What unexpected item does Marlowe bring to her meeting with Plum?
(a) A harp.
(b) A summons.
(c) A baby.
(d) A letter from Jennifer.

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

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

5. 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.

6. To whom is Marlowe's book Fuckability Theory dedicated?
(a) Gloria Steinem.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The 3 Studs and Sharlene.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

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

8. 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 the Fight Against Islamophobia.
(d) The Bessie Cantor Foundation for Peace and Understanding.

9. Marlowe tells Plum that she should have learned from Kitty by now that "being a woman means being a" (144) what?
(a) Savior.
(b) Clown.
(c) A faker.
(d) Martyr.

10. Marlowe tells Plum that fat women are not controlled by society and that in fact they are what?
(a) Blacklisted.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Accomplices.
(d) Defiant.

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

12. The dermatologist tells Plum that she is no longer allowed to take what action?
(a) Eating saturated fats.
(b) Going out in the sun.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Washing her face with soap.

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

14. 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 turn over the addresses to Jennifer for recruiting purposes.
(c) She says that she had wanted to respond to all of the messages that Plum had deleted.
(d) She says that she had wanted to test Plum to see if she could be trusted.

15. Just before Julia drifts off to sleep, she murmurs to Plum that she has always thought that Plum is what adjective?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Lovable.
(c) Smart.
(d) Kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Plum say she can tell about the sales clerk at the plus-size clothing store?

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

3. At what location does Plum first meet Marlowe?

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

5. Which of Plum's post-weight-loss-surgery scars does Dr. Ahmad say will be the longest?

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