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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. Who does Poppy room with during her third year at college?
2. About which of the following condiments are Poppy and Alex warned in Victoria?
3. Through which of the following does Poppy note having nursed Alex in college?
4. What European country does Poppy consider visiting for R&R?
5. From whom does Poppy note having received messages while on her flight from New York to Los Angeles?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Poppy note for her mother’s adoration of Alex?
2. How does the narrator describe the course of her trip on Sanibel Island?
3. How does Rachel describe Poppy’s style?
4. What reason is given for Poppy and Alex not taking a big trip after their third year of college?
5. What reasons does Poppy give for being unaccustomed to silence when she rides with Alex back home after their first year of college?
6. What does Alex list as his three preferred vacation destinations for his first summer trip with Poppy?
7. How does Poppy describe to herself the trip to Palm Springs she wants to take with Alex?
8. The narrator notes that “On vacation, your hair changes” (1). What reasons does she give for the changes?
9. What does the narrator note about Brazil while in a meeting with her boss?
10. What does Poppy note will compete with her wedding or maternity for the best day of her life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is repeated attention to chain restaurants throughout People We Meet On Vacation. What assumptions might underlie that focus, and what in the text substantiates that idea?
Essay Topic 2
Overall, what is the most important theme of People We Meet On Vacation? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Much of People We Meet On Vacation concerns itself with the contrast between “normal” and what the characters want for themselves. What does the novel seem to suggest “normal” is, and how does it do so?
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