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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. The entryway of the Calliope House is covered with what color of wallpaper?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Purple.

2. 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?
(a) Her genitals have been burned with bleach.
(b) Her hands are scraped up and burned.
(c) There are bruises all over her arms and legs.
(d) It would have been too difficult for her to strangle herself with a cord.

3. With what two words do the pleas Plum receives from teenage girls always begin?
(a) Dear Plum.
(b) Dear Alicia.
(c) Dear Kitty.
(d) Dear Abby.

4. What types of meetings does Plum attend in the basement of a church?
(a) Overeaters Anonymous meetings.
(b) Waist Watchers meetings.
(c) Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
(d) Al-Anon meetings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many teenage girls' email addresses does Plum have as a result of her position at Austen Media?

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

3. How much money does Plum say is rumored to be within Verena's inherited fortune?

4. What does Julia have tattooed all over her chest?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What significant event happens in the spring of Plum's junior year of high school?

6. How does the terrorist organization known as Jennifer claim responsibility for the murders of Michael Simmons and Davis Green?

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

8. 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?

9. What is the significance of Leeta's name?

10. 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?

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