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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. Which of the following disciplines had Julian studied?

2. Who is Poppy dating when she travels to Tuscany?

3. How many pregnancy tests does Poppy take in Tuscany?

4. What does Poppy note is supposed to be excellent on Palm Canyon Drive?

5. What does Poppy dream of while ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Poppy and Alex do on their trip to Vail, Colorado?

2. What opinion does Alex reportedly hold of Julian?

3. What criteria does Poppy note Dani uses to rate fjords?

4. Under what circumstances does Poppy report meeting Guillermo?

5. Poppy notes wishing to be in Linfield whenever she is sick; why does she note as much?

6. To what kind of galleries would Julian take Poppy?

7. What does Alex agree to photograph while he and Poppy are at a bed-and-breakfast in Sonoma?

8. What reason does Alex give for suggesting Poppy not wash her hair when she is ill?

9. What does Alex’s grandmother say to Poppy about Trey?

10. What reason does Poppy give for having not made much of R+R when planning her Nordic trip with Alex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What attitude does People We Meet On Vacation. display towards alcohol and other intoxicants? What in the novel demonstrates that attitude? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

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

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