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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. For how long does misogynist music play each morning at 7:30 am at The Calliope House?
(a) Three minutes.
(b) One minute.
(c) Thirty seconds.
(d) Two minutes.

2. What does Plum say she can tell about the sales clerk at the plus-size clothing store?
(a) That she is an ally.
(b) That she is judgmental.
(c) That she is comfortable with herself.
(d) That she has great fashion sense.

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

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

5. At what location does Plum first meet Marlowe?
(a) The Calliope House.
(b) Cafe Rose.
(c) Carmen's cafe.
(d) Plum's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image does Plum say is a "reminder that the Jennifer phenomenon" (211) is not a joke?

2. What room of the house becomes the central gathering place once Plum moves into The Calliope House?

3. What is the name of Plum's first blind date?

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

5. What is the name of the foundation next door to The Calliope House that gets frequent bomb threats?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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)?

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

6. What is the story behind Marlowe's tattoo that reads, "Women don't want to be me, men don't want to fuck me" (133)?

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

8. Describe "the Jennifer effect" (231) and its implications.

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

10. What is the final step of the New Baptist Plan?

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