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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Plum says that her daily activities have kept her within what radius of her house for many years?
(a) A five-block radius.
(b) A five-mile radius.
(c) A two-block radius.
(d) A one-mile radius.

3. How many teenage girls' email addresses does Plum have as a result of her position at Austen Media?
(a) 12,438.
(b) 25,997.
(c) 36,897.
(d) 52,407.

4. What word does Verena ask Plum to repeat until she feels comfortable uttering it?
(a) Writer.
(b) Fat.
(c) Obese.
(d) Woman.

5. How many sisters does Julia have who, like her, engage in spying on the fashion, beauty, and media industries?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

6. How many years has it been since Plum set foot inside her childhood home on Harper Lane?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Fourteen years.

7. What reason does Plum provide for why she does not have more friends, does not have dinner parties, and does not have overnight guests?
(a) Her fat life is not over yet.
(b) Her life is not real yet.
(c) She is scared of life.
(d) She struggles with agoraphobia.

8. For what reason does Plum reject her father's offer for her to come visit him in Boise?
(a) She has acquired a fear of flying.
(b) She cannot take her Baptist meals with her.
(c) She wants to stay in town to spend time with her new boyfriend.
(d) She does not want him to see her again until she is thin.

9. What types of meetings does Plum attend in the basement of a church?
(a) Waist Watchers meetings.
(b) Al-Anon meetings.
(c) Overeaters Anonymous meetings.
(d) Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

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

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

12. In what state does Plum attend college?
(a) Maine.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Massachusetts.

13. What is the name of the enormous room in which Plum discovers Julia?
(a) The Relaxation Haven.
(b) The Publishing Arena.
(c) The Archives Room.
(d) The Beauty Closet.

14. At what location does Plum first notice that a girl is following her?
(a) The library.
(b) Her own home.
(c) The gas station.
(d) The cafe.

15. In which year of college does Plum have a nervous breakdown caused by heartbreak over a boy?
(a) Junior year.
(b) Senior year.
(c) Sophomore year.
(d) Freshman year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Plum meet Carmen?

2. How many pounds is Plum told she needs to lose when she attends the Baptist Diet meeting?

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

4. What is the title of the booklet that enrages the woman at the Baptist Diet meeting and causes her to leave?

5. How does Plum learn about the Baptist Weight Loss Plan?

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