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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After fighting with July following Louella's visit, what state is Bo Jo in when he returns home?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is crying.

2. What does Mrs. Greher say she hopes Mrs. Jones has brought to the picnic?
(a) Homemade lemonade.
(b) Banana muffins.
(c) Strawberry shortcake.
(d) Fried Chicken.

3. How many nights a week does Louella sing?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. After Alan's visit, what is Louella's mood like when she visits July.
(a) Louella is calm.
(b) Louella is happy.
(c) Louella is nervous.
(d) Louella is depressed.

5. What does Bo Jo say about Louella after meeting her for the first time?
(a) Louella looks like trouble.
(b) Louella has a bad reputation.
(c) Louella is dumb.
(d) Louella's husband is unlucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do July and Bo Jo calm Nicholas when he barges into their home?

2. What contributes to Jonathan's greater risk of death?

3. What happens to the first draft of the response July writes to the letter she receives?

4. After fighting with July following Louella's visit, what time does Bo Jo finally return home?

5. When does July's family hold an annual picnic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to baby Jonathan's death?

2. What does July realize was the real reason Bo Jo was in a bad mood when she returned from visiting Louella?

3. What does Louella tell July when she shows up at her door with a suitcase in hand?

4. Who offers July a ride home from the post office? What does July accuse this person of?

5. How does July think Bo Jo will feel about her family's paying her doctor's bills? How does Bo Jo actually feel?

6. Who sends July a letter, and what does she initially plan to send as a response?

7. What does Bo Jo accuse July of when she returns from visiting Louella?

8. What does Louella tell July in the letter that she sends her?

9. Following her argument with Bo Jo, what does July write in a letter to Horace?

10. What does Mrs. Greher criticize Bo Jo for when she invites July to Sunday dinner? How does July later use this criticism against Bo Jo?

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