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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. To which of the following authors does Poppy compare Alex?
(a) Pushkin.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Nabokov.
(d) Chekhov.

2. What Palm Springs attraction do Poppy and Alex go first?
(a) Air Museum.
(b) Cabazon Dinosaurs.
(c) Living Desert Zoo and Gardens.
(d) Moorten Botanical Garden.

3. What type of soup does Alex prepare for Poppy when she is ill and cannot go on a Nordic trip?
(a) Chicken noodle.
(b) Tomato.
(c) Hot and sour.
(d) Golden mushroom.

4. What drink does Poppy note imbibing in New Orleans?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Screwdrivers.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Cyclones.

5. What topical treatment does Poppy buy to help Alex with his back?
(a) HeadOn.
(b) Icy Hot.
(c) VapoRub.
(d) Tiger Balm.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what school does Alex study?

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

3. What is Lita’s wife's name?

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

5. From which amusement park does Poppy report her parents have a magnet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Poppy and Alex do on their trip to Vail, Colorado?

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

3. What does Alex note wanting from life?

4. How does Poppy describe herself with Trey?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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