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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. In Chapter Two, what does Will recall his white mother doing for his father?

2. Who is Captain Watkins?

3. Who does Cassie recall finding drunk and covered in vomit?

4. How does Cassie's mother feel about snow?

5. What does Jane do to thank Will for his kindness in Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Cassie addicted to dime store romances and embarrassed by this?

4. Is William Flying Horse a trusting person?

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

6. Why does Alex's wardrobe reduce Cassie to tears in Chapter Five?

7. Describe William Flying Horse's experience as a half-Sioux person.

8. How do Cassie and Will's perceptions of Desperado differ and why does this matter?

9. How do Jane and William get to know each other better in Chapter Two?

10. What connections to both Alex and Will does Jane/Cassie show in Chapter Three.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cassie's amnesia allows her to view Alex from the perspective of someone who's never met him before, that is, until her memory returns. Yet she follows the same patterns of behavior as she did before and accepts her abuse until she realizes that he might hurt her unborn child.

1) Is Cassie destined to find herself in an abusive relationship due to her childhood?

2) What benefit does she gain from their relationship?

3) Will she be able to have a meaningful relationship with Will?

Support your answers with specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Was Cassie wise or foolish to throw the Tylenol out the window and trust in tribal healing beliefs and why? If baby Connor had not gotten better after she threw out the medicine, what impact would that have had on the story? Are the Sioux rituals in the story meant to represent something or are they meant to get the reader to be more open-minded about different belief systems?

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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