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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. Where does Lara Jean's father say the practice of knocking on wood arose from in Chapter 4?

2. In what neighborhood does Lara Jean say she would want to live in New York in Chapter 6?

3. What book is Lara Jean's AP English class studying in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of the stuffed bear in Sleepless in Seattle?

5. In what grade was Peter when his parents divorced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lara Jean repetitiously bake chocolate chip cookies in the novel?

2. What is Lara Jean's personal connection to UVA?

3. What does Stormy give to Lara Jean in Chapter 3? What does this gift represent?

4. What are Lara Jean's circumstances in the beginning of the novel?

5. Why does Lara Jean skip the William and Mary mixer? What does this indicate?

6. What are Peter's relationships with his parents like?

7. What causes the conflict between Margot and her father in Chapter 11? How is the conflict resolved?

8. What is a "meet cute" and how does it apply to Lara Jean and Peter?

9. How do Lara Jean and her sisters respond when their father says he wants to marry Trina?

10. Who is Margot and where does she live? Why does she live there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in Always and Forever, Lara Jean. What objects or settings stand out symbolically? What do they represent? How do these symbols connect to the major themes of the work?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of irony from Always and Forever, Lara Jean. How is verbal irony used in the novel? What is situational irony and where does it apply? How is dramatic irony employed? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Lara Jean Song Covey as the protagonist of Always and Forever, Lara Jean. How old is Lara Jean? What are her circumstances like in the beginning of the novel? How do those circumstances change? What is Lara Jean's main conflict in the novel? How does her character evolve?

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