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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. Who sings the song that Trina and Lara Jean's dad choose for their first dance in the wedding?

2. Where did Lara Jean move her parents' wedding portrait the day before Trina moved in?

3. What do Trina and Margot argue about in the end of Chapter 30?

4. For Lara Jean's surprise party, Peter recreates a scene from what movie?

5. Who does Lara Jean tell Kitty she is amongst the Song girls in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kitty worry that her father and Trina might have a baby?

2. What does Peter's mother say to Lara Jean that gives her concern in Chapter 19?

3. Why do Lara Jean and Chris go to Chapel Hill in Chapter 24?

4. What happens at the party in Chapter 26?

5. Who does Lara Jean meet at Peter's lacrosse game in Chapter 19? How is the meeting described?

6. What does Peter suggest planning for Lara Jean's father in Chapter 27? Why?

7. How do Margot and Trina get along when Margot returns home in Chapter 30?

8. Why is Peter distressed when he comes to Lara Jean's to pick her up in Chapter 25?

9. What does Peter reveal about his father in Chapter 29?

10. Who is John and why does he contact Lara Jean in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the plot structure of Always and Forever, Lara Jean. What is the inciting incident in the plot? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story? How would you compare the plot structure of this novel with others you have read in class?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the themes of time and nostalgia in Always and Forever, Lara Jean. How does the author evoke these themes through setting? How are these themes connected to symbolism in the novel? How do these themes relate to the main characters?

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