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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 Ophelia notice on Cassie when she first returns to the US after marrying Alex?

2. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Cassie realize that she forgot to bring to Tanzania?

3. What does Cassie see Alex as in the dreams where Connor warns her about making a mistake?

4. What is the subject of the movie premiere that Cassie attends in Chapter Seventeen?

5. What does Cassie discover in Tanzania in Chapter Sixteen that causes her to call Alex in her excitement?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the media coverage impact Cassie and Alex's relationship?

2. Does Cassie lead Will on?

3. Is Will looking after his own best interests by hiding Cassie?

4. What most attracts Cassie to Alex?

5. What does Cassie learn from Cyrus and Dorothea?

6. Is Cassie an honest person?

7. How does the movie premiere make Cassie feel?

8. How does Cassie handle Connor's warnings about Alex?

9. How does Cassie's pregnancy affect her feelings for Alex?

10. Is Cassie addicted to Alex?

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

Dorothea and Cyrus represent the Sioux lifestyle that was so difficult for Will growing up, and yet seems to define him despite his efforts to run from it.

1) Choose either Dorothea or Cyrus and explain how they impact Cassie's future.

2) Select an item from the Sioux life that you feel has strong symbolism in Picture Perfect and analyze this item.

3) Do you think that Will was right or wrong to leave the reservation when he did?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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