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

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

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

4. When Plum moves from her posh apartment into a basement apartment, where is the basement apartment located?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine the author's message regarding violent vigilanteism in pursuit of gender equality. If she does not approve, prove it with evidence from the text and discuss the actions she presents as alternatives. If she does approve, prove it with evidence from the text and discuss the justification she provides for such an extreme position.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's messages regarding rebellion within her novel Dietland.

Essay Topic 3

What is the novel's message concerning the link between mental and physical health?

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