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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. What word is written on the wadded up pieces of paper found within the throats of both Michael Simmons and Davis Green?
(a) Rapists.
(b) Murderers.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Jennifer.

2. At what location does Plum first notice that a girl is following her?
(a) The library.
(b) The gas station.
(c) The cafe.
(d) Her own home.

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

4. After Eulayla's death, what words were scratched off of her gravestone by her fans?
(a) Beloved Wife.
(b) Beloved Daughter.
(c) Rest in Peace.
(d) Beloved Mother.

5. The simile that the author uses to describe how Plum feels when she is around women with "grown-up lives" (7) is "like a" what "floating in a jar of formaldehyde" (7)?
(a) Like a fetus.
(b) Like an abnormal brain.
(c) Like an animal.
(d) Like a rotten tooth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the booklet that enrages the woman at the Baptist Diet meeting and causes her to leave?

2. How does Plum learn about the Baptist Weight Loss Plan?

3. In what month does the novel begin?

4. What is stored in the room in which Plum discovers Julia?

5. What is NOT one piece of evidence Dr. Brown cites as proof that his daughter Shonda's death had not been the result of suicide, despite the autopsy's conclusion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Discuss the difference between Alicia and Plum at the start of the novel.

6. What are Plum's mother's feelings regarding Plum's job at Austen Media?

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

8. What act does Dr. Ormond Brown believe has precipitated the murders of Michael Simmons and Davis Green?

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

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

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