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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. What does Jane realize that her profession is?

2. What does Cassie find out that Alex always does for her in Chapter Seven?

3. Why does William Flying Horse believe he has lost his sense of direction while driving in Chapter One?

4. What article of clothing does Alex have organized by color?

5. What is Cassie's relationship with the head of her department like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Alex's relationship with his father like?

4. How does William's vision quest relate to his meeting Cassie?

5. How does Alex express his loving feeling for Cassie?

6. Why are Herb and Alex surprised at Cassie's angry outburst?

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

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

9. Explain the importance of Nick LaRue in Chapter Seven.

10. Is Jane Doe or William more vulnerable in Chapter Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cassie tells the story with a surprising amount of sympathy towards her abuser.

1) Explain which character in Picture Perfect would give a most accurate description of the events? The least?

2) What other storytelling perspective (third person, journal entries) or character would give the most dramatically different rendition of events and why?

Essay Topic 2

Memory and prejudice both play important roles in Picture Perfect.

1) Describe how the author uses prejudice to create feelings about certain characters in the novel.

2) Explain how memory or the lack thereof can help to create or reduce prejudice based on examples in the story.

3) Select a minor character from the novel (Connor, Dorothea, Ophelia...) and explain how memory and prejudice play out in the growth or development of that character and their role in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Cassie, Alex and Will each identify themselves within the world around them. Be sure to consider the venues they choose to live in, or not live in.

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