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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 is the name of the reporter that Plum describes as being on television all day with Jennifer coverage, "as if she were covering a war" (156)?
(a) Shannon Cook-Martin.
(b) Chyanne Noble-Gaston.
(c) Cheryl Crane-Murphy.
(d) Margarita Potapova-Green.

2. What implement does Dr. Ahmad use while he is planning Plum's various surgeries?
(a) A laser pointer.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A black marker.
(d) A compass.

3. How did Sana sustain her facial scarring?
(a) She suffered from extreme acne as a teenager.
(b) She was stabbed by an intruder.
(c) She was burned in a house fire.
(d) She was born prematurely and contracted an infection.

4. What is distinctive about the room in which hardcore porn videos are projected 24 hours a day within The Calliope House?
(a) It is circular.
(b) It is lit with only red lighting.
(c) It is enormous.
(d) It is painted black.

5. What forgotten item does Plum find within an interior pocket of her backpack while trying to pay at the diner?
(a) Verena's check.
(b) Her weight loss tokens.
(c) Leeta's pair of tights.
(d) Her Baptist card.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leeta ends up being sought by authorities because she confesses what piece of information to her roommate?

2. What is the name of Marlowe's infant son?

3. Marlowe tells Plum that she should have learned from Kitty by now that "being a woman means being a" (144) what?

4. What does Plum say she can tell about the sales clerk at the plus-size clothing store?

5. Which dress does Plum choose when Verena asks her to bring one of Alicia's dresses to her meeting with Marlowe?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what television show is Plum alluding when she enters Victoria Secret and knows that she is "raising eyebrows" (234)?

2. How is allusion used within the scene when Sana and Plum discuss Plum's fears that her longing for Alicia will return?

3. Describe the arc of Plum's writing career over the course of the novel.

4. What does Marlowe mean when she says that the day her show was canceled was the best day of her life?

5. How is the theme of passing depicted within Julia's experiences at Austen Media?

6. What is the author's purpose for including the reporter Cheryl Crane-Murphy's remark, "As a committed Christian, it pains me to admit that I feel nothing but glee at the death of these pigs" (155)?

7. What is the author's purpose for including a call from the bariatric surgery office right after what Plum terms to be "a perfect trip to the mall" (237)?

8. What is the significance of Plum's ultrasound image?

9. Who does Plum call when Verena tells Plum to call anyone who will notice she is missing once she moves into The Calliope House? What do her choices reveal about her life prior to connecting with the women of The Calliope House?

10. How does the author employ foreshadowing within the passage when Kitty calls Plum at home and asks her to come to Austen Media?

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