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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 the title of the screenplay that Cassie thinks will help Alex?
2. What do Cassie and Dorothea do together?
3. What is Alex's reaction when Cassie pours juice into his lap at the first meeting?
4. What does Cassie discover in Tanzania in Chapter Sixteen that causes her to call Alex in her excitement?
5. Why does Alex come to Cassie's classroom in Chapter Sixteen?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cassie handle Connor's warnings about Alex?
2. Is Cassie an honest person?
3. Is Cassie happy when she returns to the US to live with Alex in his mansion?
4. Is Dorothea prejudiced towards white people?
5. Describe Cyrus.
6. Is Cassie addicted to Alex?
7. What does Cassie learn from Cyrus and Dorothea?
8. How does the movie premiere make Cassie feel?
9. How does Cassie's pregnancy affect her feelings for Alex?
10. Is Will looking after his own best interests by hiding Cassie?
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
Explain how Cassie's role as an anthropologist helps or hinders her on her life journey. How do the cultures that she exists in contribute to her growth or limit her? What discoveries does she make in the novel and how do they impact her growth and development?
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