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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 Alex's public relations person arrange a photo opportunity for him in Chapter Eight?

2. What vision did Will see on his vision quest?

3. Why does Alex tell Cassie they decided to wait on having children?

4. Where does Cassie watch some of Alex's movies in Chapter Eight?

5. What best describes the success of Cassie's parents' business when she is a child in Maine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the setting where the woman with amnesia wakes up in Chapter One.

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

6. What role does Herb Silver play in Chapter Three?

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

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

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

10. Is William Flying Horse a trusting person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Cassie, Alex and Will have all experienced shame. Compare and contrast the shame, its cause and how it is dealt with among these three characters. Of the three, decide who has dealt with his/her feelings of shame most effectively and why.

Essay Topic 3

The definition of possessions is likely different in the Sioux world and the white world. Using examples in Picture Perfect, select three objects or persons in the story that someone sees as his/her possession. Analyze how the owner comes to this decision and the meaning that ownership has to that person.

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