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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. How do Alex and Cassie treat each other the night of his fight at the restaurant?

2. Why does Cassie recall Alex had a tantrum about his interview with Barbara Walters?

3. What is the name of the beautiful woman that sidles up to Alex, and the tabloids claim was naked in Alex's trailer?

4. Who is Ophelia?

5. Where was the last place that Cassie sees Connor alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the words, "It is a good day to die" occur to Cassie in Chapter Five?

2. How does Alex view himself?

3. How does the driver, John, represent Alex's life?

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

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

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

7. Why does Cassie become an anthropologist?

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

9. Does Cassie trust Alex in Chapter Four?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Alex's fame enable him to be an abuser or make him more likely to abuse? Explain. Why does Cassie decide to expose Alex publicly at the end of the story? How does fame add to or take away from the challenges that Alex and Cassie face in the book?

Essay Topic 2

The symbolism of Alex having a hole in his heart is a very strong metaphor.

1) Use the movies that Alex chooses to star in to analyze this character's motives and goals.

2) Explain what would be lost from the novel if the scene at the pediatric hospital was not included.

3) How does Alex attempt to fill the hole in his heart?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in Picture Perfect have troubled childhoods that they are trying to deal with.

1) Which character in the novel has the best method of dealing with a troubled past? The worst?

2) If Connor had survived his father's murder attempt, describe the type of person he might be today.

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