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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 will Peter do every day, per his and Lara Jean's contract?

2. What does Lara Jean teach Kitty in Chapter 35?

3. What is the last name of the novel’s protagonist, Lara Jean?

4. What does Chris believe about Margot that shocks Lara Jean?

5. Where does Lara Jean volunteer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kitty, and why is she upset in Chapter 3?

2. What private moment does Lara Jean witness in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Peter Kavinsky? How is he connected to Lara Jean, as explained in Chapter 8?

4. How does Josh offend Lara Jean in Chapter 23? How does she respond?

5. How did the Song girls meet Josh, as explained in Chapter 12?

6. Who is Margot, and why does she break up with her boyfriend in Chapter 1?

7. What does Chris tell Lara Jean in Chapter 10?

8. According to Peter in Chapter 24, why did he support Lara Jean’s lie?

9. What is interesting about Kitty’s behavior in Chapter 19?

10. What will Lara Jean get from pretending to date Peter, as revealed in Chapter 24? What will Peter get from pretending to date Lara Jean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the old saying goes, “Time heals all wounds.” Does the novel support this adage, or does it prove the opposite? Answer, using textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using the first-person perspective. How does viewing the action through a first-person perspective affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through the third person?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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