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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. Plum says that after bariatric surgery, "in one year, it would be possible to lose more than" (7) how many pounds?
(a) 150.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 225.

2. What word does Verena ask Plum to repeat until she feels comfortable uttering it?
(a) Writer.
(b) Woman.
(c) Fat.
(d) Obese.

3. How does Plum learn about the Baptist Weight Loss Plan?
(a) Her best friend tells her about it.
(b) She sees commercials about it on television.
(c) Her brother tells her about it.
(d) She reads a book about it.

4. How long does the Baptist Diet meeting leader tell Plum it will take for her to lose all the weight?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Three months.

5. How old is Plum?
(a) Nearly 40.
(b) Nearly 50.
(c) Nearly 30.
(d) Nearly 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Plum reject her father's offer for her to come visit him in Boise?

2. At what location does Plum first notice that a girl is following her?

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

4. How many fashion magazines are published by Austen Media?

5. How many sisters does Julia have who, like her, engage in spying on the fashion, beauty, and media industries?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. What is the significance of the news story about Jayson Fox, the young rap star from Los Angeles?

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

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