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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 subject of the movie premiere that Cassie attends in Chapter Seventeen?

2. Where does Alex tell Cassie he grew up?

3. Why does Alex come to Cassie's classroom in Chapter Sixteen?

4. What does Cassie see Alex as in the dreams where Connor warns her about making a mistake?

5. How do friends and staff treat Cassie upon her return?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cassie learn from Cyrus and Dorothea?

2. Is Cassie at all to blame for her role in the abuse?

3. Is Cassie happy when she returns to the US to live with Alex in his mansion?

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

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

6. Is Cassie an honest person?

7. Does Cassie lead Will on?

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

9. Describe Cyrus.

10. Is Will's sun dance similar to the abuse that Cassie takes from Alex?

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

The Native American legends included in the novel are used to imply, predict, foreshadow or point out contrasting elements at different times.

1) Select one legend in the novel that you feel does the best job of foreshadowing events to come and offer specifics to support your answer.

2) Explain why the author chose to incorporate these legends instead of making her point another way.

3) Do the legends portray Native Americans in a positive or negative light? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Cassie's amnesia allows her to view Alex from the perspective of someone who's never met him before, that is, until her memory returns. Yet she follows the same patterns of behavior as she did before and accepts her abuse until she realizes that he might hurt her unborn child.

1) Is Cassie destined to find herself in an abusive relationship due to her childhood?

2) What benefit does she gain from their relationship?

3) Will she be able to have a meaningful relationship with Will?

Support your answers with specific examples.

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