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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose idea had it been to give Plum a copy of Adventures in Dietland?
2. How many sisters does Julia have who, like her, engage in spying on the fashion, beauty, and media industries?
3. What reason does Plum provide for why she does not have more friends, does not have dinner parties, and does not have overnight guests?
4. Verena tells Plum that if Plum has bariatric surgery, then she will no longer be the spitting image of which one of her family members?
5. What type of structure is the Calliope House?
Short Essay Questions
1. What act does Dr. Ormond Brown believe has precipitated the murders of Michael Simmons and Davis Green?
2. What does Plum say has always been her mother's perspective regarding Plum's body?
3. What does Plum mean when she says that it takes her awhile to "fully inhabit" (83) her New York life again after she finishes speaking to her mother on the phone?
4. What is the author's purpose for including the enormous list of lipstick colors within the narrative?
5. 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?
6. Discuss the difference between Alicia and Plum at the start of the novel.
7. What is the identifying feature of Leeta's appearance?
8. What is the significance of Leeta's name?
9. What significant event happens in the spring of Plum's junior year of high school?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of Verena's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Verena and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays her in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Plum's feelings about finally letting go of Alicia and all that she represents. What message is the author sending about change and about one other theme of your choice?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of Dietland using the first-person point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?
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