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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After growing closer to Bo Jo, what does July find hard to do?
(a) Spend time away from Bo Jo.
(b) Talk to other boys.
(c) Write letters to Horace.
(d) Listen to her mother disparaging Bo Jo.

2. Who is with Bo Jo when July returns home from caring for Louella?
(a) Alan.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Mary Ann.
(d) Alice.

3. When does July's family hold an annual picnic?
(a) On Mother's Day.
(b) On Labor Day.
(c) On Independence Day.
(d) On the Easter weekend.

4. Why doesn't Louella want to have a baby?
(a) She thinks becoming a mother will mean her dream can never come true.
(b) She knows the baby isn't her husband's.
(c) She thinks she will be a bad mother.
(d) She knows her husband doesn't want children.

5. Whose wedding has July recently attended in the epilogue?
(a) Hatty's.
(b) Gory's.
(c) Mary Ann's.
(d) Alice's.

6. How do July's parents treat Bo Jo?
(a) Like he is their own son.
(b) Like he is a criminal.
(c) Like he is stupid.
(d) Like he is invisible.

7. How many years after the main story does the epilogue take place?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

8. What does July say in the first draft of her response to the letter?
(a) That she still plans to go to college.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she is married.
(d) That she can no longer go to college.

9. What happens while Bo Jo is on the phone with Dr. Harvey?
(a) July's head starts to ache.
(b) July faints.
(c) July hemorrhages.
(d) July's vision goes blurry.

10. When July finds the letter from the football coach, what does she realize?
(a) That Bo Jo is trying to hide something from her.
(b) That it put Bo Jo in a bad mood.
(c) That Bo Jo never liked football.
(d) That Bo Jo still wants to go to college.

11. When does July feel uncomfortable around Bo Jo?
(a) When he watches football on television.
(b) When either of their families is involved.
(c) When he starts to talk about going to college.
(d) When he is around his friends.

12. What does July accuse Alice of?
(a) Spreading gossip about Bo Jo.
(b) Messing around with Bo Jo.
(c) Calling July a nasty name.
(d) Looking down on July.

13. Where does July begin to experience pain?
(a) In her legs.
(b) In her head.
(c) In her back.
(d) In her belly.

14. What does Grandmother Greher read to July after Jonathan dies?
(a) Poetry.
(b) A passage from the Bible.
(c) An entry from Grandmother's old diary.
(d) One of July's favorite childhood books.

15. How old was July when her father last called her by her nickname?
(a) Six years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Thirteen years old.
(d) Eight years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Louella come to the apartment for the first time?

2. Where has Louella found a singing job?

3. After July got pregnant, how does Gory feel about Bo Jo?

4. When Alan visits, how does he act toward Mary Ann?

5. Following the baby's death, what does July realize the parents want her and Bo Jo to do?

(see the answer keys)

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