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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 kind of apartment does July's mother find for Bo Jo and July?
2. What do Bo Jo and July do three days after July tells Bo Jo of the pregnancy?
3. What does Bo Jo buy for July to wear following the ceremony?
4. How is the owner of garage apartment described?
5. Who is the protagonist of "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do July and Bo Jo go to a hotel room on their first night as husband and wife?
2. Before the pregnancy, what were July's and Bo Jo's plans for the future?
3. Why does July want Bo Jo to get a job?
4. What does Bo Jo tell July while in study hall? Why is this news important to him?
5. How does July spend the evening before her marriage ceremony?
6. What worry does Mary Ann confide to July about her boyfriend Alan?
7. What does July's grandmother give her after the wedding ceremony?
8. How is July's relationship with Bo Jo affected because of the night at the beach?
9. What do Bo Jo and July argue about when Bo Jo comes back from The Coffee Pot to have lunch?
10. How does Bo Jo react when July tells him that she is pregnant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the relationship between Bo Jo and July. Why do they decide to get married? How does the reality of being married and pregnant as teenagers affect their relationship? Are they able to overcome the struggles associated with the pregnancy and teen marriage? If so, how?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and interpret the relationship between July and her parents, as well as the relationship between Bo Jo and his parents. Do their relationships suffer because of the pregnancy and marriage? If so, how? What is the relationship like between July and Bo Jo's parents?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the conclusion of the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." How does the novel conclude? Is it a happy ending for July? Why or why not? Is the ending believable? Why or why not?
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