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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comment does Alex make about meeting Poppy’s parents for the first time?
(a) “I think I understand you better now than ever before.”
(b) “Let’s not have to do this again.”
(c) “Your parents seem nice.”
(d) “That was interesting.”

2. How many hours is Poppy's flight from New York to Los Angeles took?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. What is the first sentence of the prologue?
(a) “Down to the bones.”
(b) “On vacation, you can be anyone you want.”
(c) “We’re home.”
(d) “‘Poppy,’ Swapna says from the head of the dull gray conference table.”

4. Through which of the following does Poppy note she expects Alex to carry her?
(a) The Empress Hotel.
(b) Craigdarroch Castle.
(c) Butchart Gardens.
(d) Bowen Park.

5. Alex notes being compared to whom by his students?
(a) Oscar Isaac.
(b) Ryan Gosling.
(c) Jared Leto.
(d) Jason Sudeikis.

Short Answer Questions

1. About which of the following condiments are Poppy and Alex warned in Victoria?

2. Which of the following words, when uttered by Swapna, serves as condemnation?

3. With whom does Poppy suggest she and Alex go drinking?

4. What song does Poppy start to play as she rides home with Alex after their first year of college?

5. What authors does Alex read beside the pool at the Desert Rose?

Short Essay Questions

1. The narrator notes that “On vacation, your hair changes” (1). What reasons does she give for the changes?

2. What reasons does Poppy note for people subletting their apartments and renting their cars on an online travel group?

3. What artists do Poppy and Alex listen to as they drive to Nashville together?

4. What reasons does Poppy give for being unaccustomed to silence when she rides with Alex back home after their first year of college?

5. The narrator notes that her choice of a bar on her last night on Sanibel Island is unusual and prompted by strange circumstances. What are those circumstances?

6. What messages does Rachel send to Poppy during her flight from New York to Los Angeles?

7. What reason does Poppy note Alex had had for fearing being fired?

8. What does the narrator note about Brazil while in a meeting with her boss?

9. How does Poppy describe the game Shark Jumping (46)?

10. How does the narrator describe the course of her trip on Sanibel Island?

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