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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. As which of the following does Poppy pseudonymize Alex in her travel blog?

2. From which water park does Poppy report her parents have a magnet?

3. At what San Francisco bookstore do Poppy and Alex stop?

4. What board game do Poppy and her companions play in Tuscany?

5. By what does Alex report being published?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alex report his breakup with Sarah while he is with Poppy on Sanibel Island?

2. How does Alex note usually addressing his back spasms?

3. What challenges does Poppy note Alex finds to assignations in the shower?

4. How is the Hemingway-themed bar Poppy and Alex visit in San Francisco described?

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

6. What does Alex tell Poppy about his mother while they miss their Nordic trip?

7. How does Poppy describe herself with Trey?

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

9. When she falls ill prior to her Nordic trip, Poppy emails Swapna;. What is Swapna’s response?

10. What opinion does Alex reportedly hold of Julian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What attitude does People We Meet On Vacation display towards sibling relationships? What in the novel demonstrates that attitude? How does it do so?

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