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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 is the message Nikolai gives Alex and Poppy addressed?

2. What comment does Guillermo make about meeting Poppy’s parents for the first time?

3. How old is Poppy when she falls ill and cannot go on a Nordic trip?

4. Which of the following pseudonyms does Poppy jokingly suggest for herself?

5. Why is there a pool closure at the Desert Rose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Poppy describe herself with Trey?

3. What problems does Poppy identify in Alex’s online dating profile?

4. Under what circumstances does Poppy report meeting Guillermo?

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

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

7. What perks of working for R+R does Poppy note accompany travel?

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

9. How is the hotel in which Poppy and Alex stay after leaving the Desert Rose described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry makes a number of literary references with characters and scenery in People We Meet On Vacation. What effect do the references have, and how is that effect produced?

Essay Topic 2

Given her admissions of lying and theft, how reliable a narrator is Poppy? What in People We Meet On Vacation. demonstrates that reliability, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

There is substantial focus on air-conditioning throughout People We Meet On Vacation. What assumptions might underlie that focus, and what in the text substantiates that idea?

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