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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. Who is Poppy dating when she travels to Tuscany?

2. From which Tennessee city does Poppy report her parents have a magnet?

3. What Palm Springs attraction do Poppy and Alex go first?

4. What Moroccan city does Poppy note R+R sent her?

5. At what university had Julian studied?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What opinion does Alex reportedly hold of Julian?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of People We Meet On Vacation? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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