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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. Where does Will go after Cassie and Alex leave the restaurant the night of the fight?

2. What does Jane realize that her profession is?

3. Why does Alex have painful memories of the hospital?

4. What happens to the photographer who takes Alex and Cassie's picture when they go out to dinner in Chapter Seven?

5. What happens to Cassie when she falls asleep on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alex react to the visit to the pediatric hospital?

2. What expectations does the Algonquin legend put in place for the novel?

3. Why is Jane's recollection about discovering hand bones important?

4. What do Cassie's lives in Maine, Tanzania and Malibu illustrate in Chapter Five?

5. Does Cassie trust Alex in Chapter Four?

6. How does Cassie feel towards Alex when he first takes her back to their Malibu apartment in Chapter Four?

7. What is Cassie's impression of Alex in Chapter Seven?

8. Why does Will buy new furniture in Chapter Eight?

9. Discuss the importance of the movie that Alex is nominated for an award in.

10. Who is Connor and why is he important to Cassie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Control of ones self and the people around one is a key topic in Picture Perfect.

1) Is Alex or Ophelia better at manipulating people?

2) Is Cassie a complete victim?

3) Do you feel sorry for Alex based on the circumstances of his childhood?

Essay Topic 2

Domestic abuse is not easy to deal with for anyone. If you were Ophelia or Will, how would deal with knowing that a good friend is being abused. Did each of them handle the situation correctly? Are there any other characters in the novel that could have or should have intervened? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The characters of William Flying Horse and Alex Rivers can easily be labeled as the good and bad guys in Picture Perfect. However, Jodi Picoult gives each both good and bad qualities which makes the story a little less black and white in many ways.

1) Do you think that William or Alex had a more difficult childhood? Explain.

2) Why does Alex become an actor while William becomes a police officer? Does this make a statement about actors and police officers in general?

3) Analyze the best qualities of Alex and the worst qualities of William.

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