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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) Back to her Brooklyn apartment to gather clothes.
(b) To the amusement park.
(c) To the library.
(d) To visit her parents.

2. What is the name of the reporter that Plum describes as being on television all day with Jennifer coverage, "as if she were covering a war" (156)?
(a) Shannon Cook-Martin.
(b) Chyanne Noble-Gaston.
(c) Margarita Potapova-Green.
(d) Cheryl Crane-Murphy.

3. Leeta ends up being sought by authorities because she confesses what piece of information to her roommate?
(a) She knows the identity of Jennifer.
(b) She wants to assassinate the president.
(c) She is Jennifer.
(d) She helped murder Michael Simmons and Davis Green.

4. Which of Plum's post-weight-loss-surgery scars does Dr. Ahmad say will be the longest?
(a) Her tummy tuck scar.
(b) Her brachioplasty scars.
(c) Her breast lift scars.
(d) Her thigh tuck scars.

5. 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 triple what she made with Kitty.
(c) She now makes half what she made with Kitty.
(d) She now makes twice what she made with Kitty.

6. 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) The Mummy.
(c) Dracula.
(d) Frankenstein.

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

8. 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.

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

10. 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) Jennifer.
(d) Food.

11. 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) Makeup.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Restrictive undergarments.
(d) Calories.

12. 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) Her new Thinz undergarments are squeezing her too tightly.
(b) She is too nervous about her facial peel.
(c) She is too excited for her fine-line-reducing facial.
(d) There are no seats available after she lets Marlowe take the last stool.

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

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

15. 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 coat.
(d) A bra.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the women affiliated with The Calliope House actually live there, including Plum?

2. Marlowe tells Plum that she should have learned from Kitty by now that "being a woman means being a" (144) what?

3. What is the name of the sitcom starring Marlowe that Plum says she used to watch as a little girl?

4. What object does Plum steal from Verena's desk just before she flees from The Calliope House in her new white poplin dress?

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

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