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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 play does Cassie hear Alex practicing their first night together?

2. Where did Cassie and Connor meet?

3. What does Cassie realize the first time that she and Alex are intimate after their reunion?

4. What sound does William Flying Horse hear that leads him to the unnamed woman?

5. Where was Cassie supposed to go with a class before Alex arranged for her sabbatical?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Jane Doe or William more vulnerable in Chapter Two?

2. Is William Flying Horse a trusting person?

3. How does Alex react to the visit to the pediatric hospital?

4. Does Cassie trust Alex in Chapter Four?

5. Describe the ramifications of the Sioux penalty for adultery as described in Chapter Two.

6. How do Jane and William get to know each other better in Chapter Two?

7. What role does Herb Silver play in Chapter Three?

8. How does Cassie feel towards Alex when he first takes her back to their Malibu apartment in Chapter Four?

9. Why does Will buy new furniture in Chapter Eight?

10. What expectations does the Algonquin legend put in place for the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Many of the characters in Picture Perfect have troubled childhoods that they are trying to deal with.

1) Which character in the novel has the best method of dealing with a troubled past? The worst?

2) If Connor had survived his father's murder attempt, describe the type of person he might be today.

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