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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 does Mrs. Jones teach July before she and Bo Jo move into their own apartment?

2. Why does July dislike Alice Helms?

3. Where does July tell her family she is going on the day of her wedding?

4. How do Bo Jo's parents react to the news?

5. Who comes with Charlie to visit the newlyweds' apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is July affected mentally and physically by her night with Bo Jo at the beach?

2. What does Mrs. Jones teach July in the two weeks before she and Bo Jo are to move out?

3. Who is Horace Clark, and why does July spend time with him?

4. What does July's grandmother give her after the wedding ceremony?

5. What details are given about July's marriage ceremony to Bo Jo?

6. What does Bo Jo tell July while in study hall? Why is this news important to him?

7. Where are Bo Jo and July invited to go to dinner together? What does July learn about during the dinner?

8. How do July's parents react to her marriage?

9. In the visit between Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Greher, what indicates to July that some progress has been made in their relationship?

10. How is July's relationship with Bo Jo affected because of the night at the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of deception in the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." Who deceives whom and why? July often deceives others in the novel, but is she a deceitful character? Why or why not? Why does she feel that she has to deceive her loved ones, particularly at the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of choices in the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." What choices is July forced to make. Does she feel that she made the right choices? Do her parents make any choices for her?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character Bo Jo. What are his defining character traits? What role does he have in the novel? Is he an influential character? Why or why not? What major events take place in his life during the narrative? How do these events impact his life?

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