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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 Alex bring to the movie set for Cassie at the same time he gives her a diamond ring?

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

3. What best describes Cassie's demeanor while at Pine Ridge?

4. What trip do Alex and Cassie take together in Chapter Thirteen?

5. What does Cassie receive from Will in Chapter Twenty-Six?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What most attracts Cassie to Alex?

3. What is William's role in Chapter Nineteen?

4. Describe Cyrus.

5. What does Cassie learn from Cyrus and Dorothea?

6. How does Alex and Cassie's relationship begin?

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

8. Is Ophelia a good friend to Cassie?

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

10. Does Cassie make the right decision by giving the father of her child one more chance to prove that he has changed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Alex uses multiple personas to get through life in a way that looks good to his audience.

1) At what points in Picture Perfect do you think that Alex is truly being himself rather than acting a role?

2) Why does Alex cease going to the therapy sessions with Cassie?

3) Does anyone else in the story seem to realize that Alex is always putting on an act? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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