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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 connection does Plum say she shares with Julia and with none of the other women associated with The Calliope House?
2. What item does Plum put on before running outside during the bomb threat at The Calliope House that causes the other women to tease her?
3. When Plum emerges from her clothes-shopping trip in her new red dress, she says that for the first time, she does not mind doing what?
4. What is one place NOT mentioned in published rumors about Leeta's whereabouts?
5. What room of the house becomes the central gathering place once Plum moves into The Calliope House?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Marlowe mean when she says that the day her show was canceled was the best day of her life?
3. In what way is Plum already familiar with Marlowe before she meets her at Cafe Rose?
4. How is allusion used within the scene when Sana and Plum discuss Plum's fears that her longing for Alicia will return?
5. 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)?
6. When Plum dreams that she has lost a lot of weight by using Dabsitaf, what is the significance of her dream?
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. Describe "the Jennifer effect" (231) and its implications.
9. Discuss Plum's comments about her ability to be "like the lilac negligee woman" (234) from the lingerie ads or like Leeta.
10. 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)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the novel Dietland from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
How do the themes of fellowship and collaboration function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Plum’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
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