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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. What is the title of the article Poppy proposes to write about her Nordic trip?

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

3. Where does Poppy note that Alex applies to teach?

4. How many brothers does Alex have?

5. What Palm Springs attraction do Poppy and Alex go first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaint does Poppy voice about Alex’s selections on his dating profile?

2. How does Alex respond to Poppy’s complaint about his selections on his dating profile?

3. What does Alex note wanting from life?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Under what circumstances does Poppy report meeting Guillermo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters in People We Meet on Vacation confer at some length and on no few occasions about the experience of high school. What effect does this have on the novel, and how is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Henry comments that “This is, ultimately, a book about home” (368). To what extent is her comment correct, based on the text of the book, itself? How does that correctness or lack thereof manifest in the text?

Essay Topic 3

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

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