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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. For what magazine had Leeta worked before being hired as Julia's assistant?
(a) Mademoiselle.
(b) Marie Claire.
(c) Elle Teen.
(d) Glamour Bride.

3. Who puts the names and photos of Michael Simmons and Davis Green online?
(a) Verena.
(b) Leeta.
(c) Shonda's parents.
(d) Julia.

4. In what state does Plum attend college?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Maine.

5. In what location does Plum have the nervous breakdown that causes her to consider committing suicide?
(a) At the university library.
(b) At the supermarket.
(c) At the university health clinic.
(d) At the gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one piece of advice Plum gives LuAnne when she writes to Plum to tell her that her stepbrother is sneaking into her room at night?

2. On the day that Verena first visits Plum's apartment, how long does Plum say it has been since anyone besides the superintendent has been inside her home?

3. What quality does Plum say has always defined her?

4. What is Plum's last name?

5. Plum says that her daily activities have kept her within what radius of her house for many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author's purpose for including the enormous list of lipstick colors within the narrative?

2. How does the author portray Eulayla Baptist's husband Allen as playing a major role in her torturous weight loss plan?

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

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

5. What does Plum mean when she says that it takes her awhile to "fully inhabit" (83) her New York life again after she finishes speaking to her mother on the phone?

6. How does the motif of the italicized word "Burst!" (42) coincide with the theme of self-hatred?

7. 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?

8. What causes Julia to ask Plum if she will hand over the 50,000 plus email addresses of teenage girls who have written to Kitty?

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

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

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