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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. Leeta ends up being sought by authorities because she confesses what piece of information to her roommate?
(a) She wants to assassinate the president.
(b) She is Jennifer.
(c) She helped murder Michael Simmons and Davis Green.
(d) She knows the identity of Jennifer.

2. When Verena begins to pay a salary to Plum, how much does she make, compared to her salary working as Kitty's ghostwriter?
(a) She now makes twice what she made with Kitty.
(b) She now makes one-quarter of what she made with Kitty.
(c) She now makes triple what she made with Kitty.
(d) She now makes half what she made with Kitty.

3. What topic does Plum say that no one at The Calliope House ever discusses, but that Julia must discuss, due to her undercover work?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Calories.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Restrictive undergarments.

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

5. When Plum moves from her posh apartment into a basement apartment, where is the basement apartment located?
(a) In the Meatpacking District.
(b) In The Calliope House.
(c) In the West Village.
(d) In Bakersfield, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Plum's post-weight-loss-surgery scars does Dr. Ahmad say will be the longest?

2. When Plum remarks that she feels "weird" (143) after going to the waxing salon, to what is she referring?

3. For how long does misogynist music play each morning at 7:30 am at The Calliope House?

4. 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)?

5. What action does Dr. Ahmad tell Plum she will be unable to take after her breast lift and implant surgeries?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

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

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

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

5. What action of Leeta's does Plum point to as proof that she should be loyal to Leeta, no matter what she has done?

6. Discuss Plum's comments about her ability to be "like the lilac negligee woman" (234) from the lingerie ads or like Leeta.

7. How does the theme of misplaced female envy come into play within the author's depiction of Plum's dream about being skinny?

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

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

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

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