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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. Where does Poppy note that Alex applies to teach?

3. What Pacific island does Poppy note R+R sent her?

4. To whom are Poppy and Alex told a pyramidal grave in New Orleans belongs?

5. To which California city does Poppy note Parker moves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Poppy describe herself with Trey?

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

5. What does Alex note wanting from life?

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

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

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

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

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

Relatively few characters in People We Meet On Vacation. are described as people of color. What effect might that have on a reader, and how might that effect be developed?

Essay Topic 3

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

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