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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. Of what does Poppy note Alex smells?

2. What brand of pump is Swapna noted to wear?

3. Alex notes being compared to whom by his students?

4. What is Poppy’s father's name?

5. What song does Poppy start to play as she rides home with Alex after their first year of college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alex list as his three preferred vacation destinations for his first summer trip with Poppy?

2. What reasons does Poppy note for people subletting their apartments and renting their cars on an online travel group?

3. How does Alex note having uncovered Poppy’s senior picture?

4. How does Rachel describe Poppy’s style?

5. How does the narrator describe the course of her trip on Sanibel Island?

6. Why does Poppy note anticipating strain for Alex the first time he visits her parents’ house?

7. What reason does Poppy note Alex had had for fearing being fired?

8. What reasons are noted for Rachel washing her dishes in four-inch heels?

9. How does Alex describe his approach to themed parties?

10. For what reason does Poppy report she was assigned an unfortunate moniker in high school?

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

Sources attest to the presence of People We Meet on Vacation on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the romance? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the symbolism of the protagonist’s name in People We Meet On Vacation.

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