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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 threaten to do if Cassie doesn't hire a nanny when Connor interrupts their lovemaking with his crying?

2. What ritual does Will perform after Alex comes to take Cassie home from the reservation?

3. What does Connor tell Cassie she collects in her dream?

4. What star formation does the Indian legend in Chapter Twenty discuss?

5. What happens to Cassie after Alex beats her in Chapter Sixteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Cassie addicted to Alex?

4. Does Cassie lead Will on?

5. Is Cassie an honest person?

6. Describe Cyrus.

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

8. How does the movie premiere make Cassie feel?

9. What does Cassie learn from Cyrus and Dorothea?

10. Why is Alex so comfortable camping in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Control of ones self and the people around one is a key topic in Picture Perfect.

1) Is Alex or Ophelia better at manipulating people?

2) Is Cassie a complete victim?

3) Do you feel sorry for Alex based on the circumstances of his childhood?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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