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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 restaurant do Poppy and Alex eat on their first evening in Palm Springs?
2. In which of the following high school classes does Poppy report having gotten a C?
3. What Heart song does Poppy and Alex sing together?
4. What is the first sentence of the prologue?
5. What comment does Alex make about meeting Poppy’s parents for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Poppy give for being unaccustomed to silence when she rides with Alex back home after their first year of college?
2. How does Poppy describe “having the Linfields in common” when she meets Alex?
3. What reasons are noted for Rachel washing her dishes in four-inch heels?
4. How does Rachel describe Poppy’s style?
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 does Poppy list as her three preferred vacation destinations for her first summer trip with Alex?
7. What messages does Rachel send to Poppy during her flight from New York to Los Angeles?
8. What reasons does Poppy give to Alex for not wanting him to assail her high school bullies?
9. How does Poppy describe to herself the trip to Palm Springs she wants to take with Alex?
10. How does Alex note having uncovered Poppy’s senior picture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many novels begin with an epigraph, a short quotation that speaks to or sets the tone for the work that follows. People We Meet on Vacation notably lacks one. What purpose might the lack serve? How does the novel bear out that possible purpose?
Essay Topic 2
Given her admissions of lying and theft, how reliable a narrator is Poppy? What in People We Meet On Vacation. demonstrates that reliability, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
The rainstorm at the Desert Rose might well be considered an instance of deus ex machina. Are there other such examples in People We Meet On Vacation.? What effect does the device have on the narrative? How does that effect manifest?
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