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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 is true of Alex's wardrobe?
2. Where is Cassie's mother from before the family moves to Maine?
3. Where does Jane go to meet her husband?
4. In what state is William Flying Horse driving in Chapter One?
5. What did Alex do with the object he and his father built together when it is finally completed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the setting where the woman with amnesia wakes up in Chapter One.
2. Describe the relationship between Alex and Ophelia.
3. Why do the words, "It is a good day to die" occur to Cassie in Chapter Five?
4. What connections to both Alex and Will does Jane/Cassie show in Chapter Three.
5. Is Jane Doe or William more vulnerable in Chapter Two?
6. Why are Herb and Alex surprised at Cassie's angry outburst?
7. How do Jane and William get to know each other better in Chapter Two?
8. How does William's vision quest relate to his meeting Cassie?
9. How does Cassie start to realize that Alex is attempting to control her life in Chapter Seven?
10. Discuss the importance of the movie that Alex is nominated for an award in.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In a sense, Picture Perfect is Cassie's story of healing from a lifetime of pain. Which events in the novel do you feel were pivotal in Cassie's healing? Which other characters are able to heal in the story, and which are not able to heal their wounds and why? Are there specific characters or places in the book that are associated with pain or healing? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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