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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hands are scraped up and burned.
(b) Her genitals have been burned with bleach.
(c) It would have been too difficult for her to strangle herself with a cord.
(d) There are bruises all over her arms and legs.

2. How does Plum describe the hair of the girl who has been following her?
(a) Long and dark.
(b) Short and blonde.
(c) Long and blonde.
(d) Short and dark.

3. What word is written on the wadded up pieces of paper found within the throats of both Michael Simmons and Davis Green?
(a) Murderers.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Rapists.
(d) Vengeance.

4. With what two words do the pleas Plum receives from teenage girls always begin?
(a) Dear Plum.
(b) Dear Kitty.
(c) Dear Abby.
(d) Dear Alicia.

5. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) February.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What excuse does Erica use to get Plum to come to the Austen Media offices?

3. Verena explains that the Calliope House used to serve as what type of organization between the 1920s and the 1970s?

4. In what location does Plum have the nervous breakdown that causes her to consider committing suicide?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the significance of Plum's clothing organization choices in the first part of the novel.

2. What is the significance of the news story about Jayson Fox, the young rap star from Los Angeles?

3. What quality of The Calliope House does Verena say had made her choose it as the location for her feminist collective?

4. What are Plum's mother's feelings regarding Plum's job at Austen Media?

5. What has always been Plum's dream career?

6. How does Janine's outburst at the Baptist Diet meeting foreshadow Plum's own coming changes?

7. How does the terrorist organization known as Jennifer claim responsibility for the murders of Michael Simmons and Davis Green?

8. How does the author portray Eulayla Baptist's husband Allen as playing a major role in her torturous weight loss plan?

9. What is ironic about Plum's reaction to her encounter with Janine at the Baptist Diet meeting?

10. What is the significance of Leeta's name?

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