1. Where does Plum keep clothes that are much too small for her?
(a) In the closet.
(b) In the entryway.
(c) In her car.
(d) On the floor.

2. In what month is Plum's bariatric surgery scheduled?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) February.

3. In what New York City burrough does Plum live?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

4. What method is used by the Baptist Diet meeting leader to determine how much weight Plum needs to lose?
(a) A software program developed by Eulayla's brother.
(b) A measurement of her body fat percentage.
(c) A measurement of her metabolic rate.
(d) The Body Mass Index.

5. Verena tells Plum that "the weight-loss industry is the most" what type of "failed industry in history" (98)?
(a) Profitable.
(b) Egregious.
(c) Sexist.
(d) Dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day that Verena first visits Plum's apartment, how long does Plum say it has been since anyone besides the superintendent has been inside her home?

2. What types of meetings does Plum attend in the basement of a church?

3. At what time of day does Plum say she usually "slips into despair" (12) each day?

4. In which year of college does Plum have a nervous breakdown caused by heartbreak over a boy?

5. With what two words do the pleas Plum receives from teenage girls always begin?

(see the answer key)

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