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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 Cassie name her baby?

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

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

4. Who is Ophelia's date at Alex's movie premiere?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cassie learn from Cyrus and Dorothea?

3. Is Cassie an honest person?

4. Does Cassie lead Will on?

5. Is Ophelia a good friend to Cassie?

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

7. Is Cassie addicted to Alex?

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

9. What most attracts Cassie to Alex?

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

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

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

Was Cassie wise or foolish to throw the Tylenol out the window and trust in tribal healing beliefs and why? If baby Connor had not gotten better after she threw out the medicine, what impact would that have had on the story? Are the Sioux rituals in the story meant to represent something or are they meant to get the reader to be more open-minded about different belief systems?

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