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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. At what school does Alex study?

2. What description does Alex give to compare his cat and Poppy?

3. About which artist does Poppy boast to Rachel?

4. What does Trey shorten Poppy’s name to while in Linfield?

5. What does Alex eat for breakfast while suffering from his back spasm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Poppy describe herself with Trey?

6. How does Poppy describe the story of Alex’s she reads in New Orleans?

7. What factors does Poppy cite in wanting to get away from Linfield after dropping out of college?

8. What does Poppy learn a “beginner” rafting trip entails?

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

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

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

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 3

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

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