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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality does Plum say has always defined her?
(a) Invisibility.
(b) Politeness.
(c) Oddity.
(d) Roundness.

2. What is Plum's last name?
(a) Kettle.
(b) Kaywright.
(c) Kingsolver.
(d) Kiefer.

3. What is NOT one piece of evidence Dr. Brown cites as proof that his daughter Shonda's death had not been the result of suicide, despite the autopsy's conclusion?
(a) Her genitals have been burned with bleach.
(b) It would have been too difficult for her to strangle herself with a cord.
(c) There are bruises all over her arms and legs.
(d) Her hands are scraped up and burned.

4. When Erica whispers to Plum, where does she tell her to go?
(a) Basement Three.
(b) Floor Sixteen.
(c) Rooftop Level Two.
(d) Basement Two.

5. What is the name of the woman who has an angry outburst at the Baptist Diet meeting and leaves?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Leeta.
(c) Verena.
(d) Janine.

6. What excuse does Erica use to get Plum to come to the Austen Media offices?
(a) Plum needs to sign an insurance form.
(b) Kitty wants to meet with Plum about teen suicide prevention.
(c) Plum needs to fill out her new W-4 form.
(d) Plum is getting a raise.

7. What does Julia have tattooed all over her chest?
(a) Knives.
(b) Roses with thorns.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Eternity symbols.

8. Plum says that the bariatric surgery will result in her stomach being the size of what object?
(a) A pea.
(b) A peanut.
(c) A walnut.
(d) A golf ball.

9. Where does Plum keep her clothes that fit?
(a) On the floor.
(b) In the closet.
(c) On the deck.
(d) In the kitchen.

10. How does Plum learn about the Baptist Weight Loss Plan?
(a) She sees commercials about it on television.
(b) She reads a book about it.
(c) Her brother tells her about it.
(d) Her best friend tells her about it.

11. Who puts the names and photos of Michael Simmons and Davis Green online?
(a) Shonda's parents.
(b) Julia.
(c) Leeta.
(d) Verena.

12. 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?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

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

14. The simile that the author uses to describe how Plum feels when she is around women with "grown-up lives" (7) is "like a" what "floating in a jar of formaldehyde" (7)?
(a) Like a fetus.
(b) Like an animal.
(c) Like a rotten tooth.
(d) Like an abnormal brain.

15. How does Plum's mother feel about Plum's plan to have bariatric surgery?
(a) She is for it.
(b) She is against it.
(c) She does not know about Plum's plans for surgery.
(d) She wants to pay for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Verena offer to give to Plum if Plum follows what Verena calls "the New Baptist Plan" (92)?

2. How many teenage girls' email addresses does Plum have as a result of her position at Austen Media?

3. What does Verena reveal as Plum's first step on the "New Baptist Plan" (110)?

4. What type of surgery do Julia and her sisters undergo as they each reach their 21st birthdays?

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

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