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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. Who is the protagonist of "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones"?

2. Where does Bo Jo plan to go after high school?

3. What is the name of Mary Ann's boyfriend?

4. How many friends accompany Bo Jo and July to The Reef?

5. After July tells him of the pregnancy, how does Bo Jo assure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like when Bo Jo and July are able to spend some time with their old gang of friends again?

2. Why does July go to a town that is fifty miles away?

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

4. Why do July and Bo Jo go to a hotel room on their first night as husband and wife?

5. How does July spend the evening before her marriage ceremony?

6. Why does Mrs. Jones refuse to attend Bo Jo and July's wedding ceremony?

7. What mortifies July at her wedding ceremony?

8. How are Bo Jo and July greeted when they arrive at the Jones' house?

9. Why does Mrs. Jones feel embarrassed by her house warming gift for Bo Jo and July?

10. Right after moving into their new apartment, how does Bo Jo hurt July's feelings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, July Greher. What are her defining character traits? What struggles does she face throughout the novel? How does she grow as a character as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of marriage in the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." Why do July and Bo Jo decide to marry? How do their parents react to the news of their marriage? In your opinion, was getting married at such a young age the right choice to make?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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