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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. Why does July return to the garage apartment?
(a) To clear out her possessions.
(b) To meet Bo Jo.
(c) To get away from her parents for a while.
(d) To visit with Hetty.

2. What kind of injury does Gory have?
(a) A torn achilles tendon.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A sprained ankle.
(d) A concussion.

3. When Alan visits, how does he act toward Mary Ann?
(a) Condescendingly.
(b) Rudely.
(c) Affectionately.
(d) Childishly.

4. What is the name of the doctor July goes to?
(a) Dr. Horton.
(b) Dr. Hilton.
(c) Dr. Harvey.
(d) Dr. Hargraves.

5. Who is paying for Louella's lodging?
(a) A married man she is having an affair with.
(b) Louella's employer.
(c) Louella's parents.
(d) Louella herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Alan's personality described when he comes to visit Mary Ann?

3. After July's seeing the doctor, what state does she find Louella in?

4. How does July think Bo Jo will feel about her parents paying for her medical bills?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of baby Jonathan's delivery?

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

3. How do the different members of the Greher and Jones families deal with the death of baby Jonathan?

4. What leads to baby Jonathan's death?

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

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

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

8. Why is July envious when she sees Alan and Mary Ann together?

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

10. What opportunity does July sense both sets of parents see in the death of her son?

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