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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. How many screaming babies does Poppy notes on her flight from New York to Los Angeles?
2. What job does Alex feign Poppy held at Disneyland?
3. How many hours is Poppy's flight from New York to Los Angeles took?
4. What campus locations does Poppy note she worked in her second year at college?
5. In which of the following high school classes does Poppy report having gotten a C?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alex describe his approach to themed parties?
2. What does Alex list as his three preferred vacation destinations for his first summer trip with Poppy?
3. How is Buck described when he is introduced?
4. What reasons does Poppy note for people subletting their apartments and renting their cars on an online travel group?
5. How does Poppy describe the game Shark Jumping (46)?
6. What does Poppy list as her three preferred vacation destinations for her first summer trip with Alex?
7. What problems with their apartment do Poppy and Alex encounter on their arrival at the Desert Rose?
8. The narrator notes that her choice of a bar on her last night on Sanibel Island is unusual and prompted by strange circumstances. What are those circumstances?
9. How does Poppy describe “having the Linfields in common” when she meets Alex?
10. How does Rachel describe Poppy’s style?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What attitude does People We Meet On Vacation. display towards nostalgia? What in the novel demonstrates that attitude? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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