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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. On what part of Marlowe's body is her tattoo that reads, "Women don't want to be me, men don't want to fuck me" (133)?
(a) The back of her neck.
(b) Her left bicep.
(c) Her left wrist.
(d) Her right ankle.

2. Which of Plum's post-weight-loss-surgery scars does Dr. Ahmad say will be the longest?
(a) Her tummy tuck scar.
(b) Her breast lift scars.
(c) Her brachioplasty scars.
(d) Her thigh tuck scars.

3. Where does Plum immediately go when the women are allowed back into The Calliope House at dawn the morning after the bomb threat?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The shower.
(d) The backyard.

4. What topic of conversation does Plum say is discussed at The Calliope House each day during the time she lives there?
(a) Food.
(b) Sizeism.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Jennifer.

5. Before her outing with Marlowe, Plum has not worn high heels since what event in her life?
(a) Her senior prom.
(b) Her junior prom.
(c) Her college graduation.
(d) Her high school graduation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers the insult that Marlowe ends up incorporating into her tattoo?

2. What action had Marlowe taken during her time in Italy that had endangered her contract with NBC?

3. How did Sana sustain her facial scarring?

4. How many of the women affiliated with The Calliope House actually live there, including Plum?

5. How does the man who insults Plum respond to her retort?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Plum mean when she says that she will become "a different type of outlaw" (243)?

2. What is the significance of Plum's response to the little girl on the bus who tells her mother to "look at that big lady" (233)?

3. What personal advice does Julia offer to Plum during their conversation in Plum's bedroom and how does Plum react?

4. In what way is Plum already familiar with Marlowe before she meets her at Cafe Rose?

5. What does Plum see while following Kitty into a coffeehouse that stops Plum in her tracks?

6. When Plum dreams that she has lost a lot of weight by using Dabsitaf, what is the significance of her dream?

7. 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)?

8. What does Plum mean when she says, "After years of not fighting back, I was coiled like a snake" (233)?

9. What is ironic about Kitty's insistence that "all girls are beautiful" (241)?

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

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