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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Plum reject her father's offer for her to come visit him in Boise?
(a) She wants to stay in town to spend time with her new boyfriend.
(b) She does not want him to see her again until she is thin.
(c) She has acquired a fear of flying.
(d) She cannot take her Baptist meals with her.

2. What is the name of the woman who has an angry outburst at the Baptist Diet meeting and leaves?
(a) Verena.
(b) Janine.
(c) Leeta.
(d) Kitty.

3. In which year of college does Plum have a nervous breakdown caused by heartbreak over a boy?
(a) Senior year.
(b) Sophomore year.
(c) Junior year.
(d) Freshman year.

4. In what month is Plum's bariatric surgery scheduled?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) February.
(d) June.

5. Who sends Plum an email while pretending to be a teenage girl in need of help from Kitty?
(a) Erica.
(b) Julia.
(c) Leeta.
(d) Verena.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Verena asks Plum what would happen if she is already living her real life and will never lose weight, what is Plum's reply?

2. Whose idea had it been to give Plum a copy of Adventures in Dietland?

3. What does Verena reveal as Plum's first step on the "New Baptist Plan" (110)?

4. How many years has it been since Plum set foot inside her childhood home on Harper Lane?

5. Whose twin brother and nephew are kidnapped by the terrorist organization known as Jennifer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What allusion is being made within the line, "On top of a cabinet, a large orchid was trapped under a bell jar" (85) and what is the author's purpose for using it?

2. What has always been Plum's dream career?

3. Discuss the significance of Plum's clothing organization choices in the first part of the novel.

4. What information does Julia reveal about Leeta during her first meeting with Plum?

5. What question does Julia ask when she writes to Plum under the guise of being a teenage fan of Kitty's and what is the result of her question?

6. What does Plum say has always been her mother's perspective regarding Plum's body?

7. What is the identifying feature of Leeta's appearance?

8. What is ironic about Plum's reaction to her encounter with Janine at the Baptist Diet meeting?

9. The night before the murders of Michael Simmons and Davis Green, Dr. Ormond Brown receives an email. What does the email contain and what is the author's implication about who has sent it?

10. Describe Plum's job at Austen Media and how she comes to inhabit it.

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