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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. Marlowe tells Plum that she should have learned from Kitty by now that "being a woman means being a" (144) what?
2. Plum states that after being underground, she now finds what object to be "wholesome and pure" (207)?
3. What is the name of Marlowe's infant son?
4. 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?
5. To what aspect of Marlowe's story about Italy does Plum most strongly relate?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the author's purpose for including a call from the bariatric surgery office right after what Plum terms to be "a perfect trip to the mall" (237)?
2. In what way is Plum already familiar with Marlowe before she meets her at Cafe Rose?
3. Discuss Plum's comments about her ability to be "like the lilac negligee woman" (234) from the lingerie ads or like Leeta.
4. Describe "the Jennifer effect" (231) and its implications.
5. What is ironic about Kitty's insistence that "all girls are beautiful" (241)?
6. How is the theme of passing depicted within Julia's experiences at Austen Media?
7. What does Plum mean when she says that she will become "a different type of outlaw" (243)?
8. What does Marlowe mean when she says that the day her show was canceled was the best day of her life?
9. What action of Leeta's does Plum point to as proof that she should be loyal to Leeta, no matter what she has done?
10. How does the author employ foreshadowing within the passage when Kitty calls Plum at home and asks her to come to Austen Media?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's messages regarding rebellion within her novel Dietland.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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