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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 July learn over dinner at her grandmother's home?
2. How does July feel when Bo Jo accepts the apartment and job?
3. What ring does July use to get married?
4. How do Bo Jo's parents react to the news?
5. What is The Reef?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who wants to throw a celebration for Bo Jo and July's marriage? How does this person feel when the offer is rejected?
2. Why do Bo Jo, July, and their friends go to The Reef? How does July feel while there?
3. What does July's grandmother give her after the wedding ceremony?
4. What details are given about July's marriage ceremony to Bo Jo?
5. Why does July go to a town that is fifty miles away?
6. In what manner does Bo Jo tell his parents of his marriage, and how do they react?
7. In the visit between Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Greher, what indicates to July that some progress has been made in their relationship?
8. Who is Horace Clark, and why does July spend time with him?
9. What happens one night when July and Bo Jo go to the beach alone together?
10. Why does Mrs. Jones feel embarrassed by her house warming gift for Bo Jo and July?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the issues of teen pregnancy in 1960s America and how teen pregnancy is depicted in the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." Is the novel a reflection of how America viewed teen pregnancy during this time period? How does the public opinion of teen pregnancy in the 1960s differ from what it is today?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and interpret the relationship between July and her parents, as well as the relationship between Bo Jo and his parents. Do their relationships suffer because of the pregnancy and marriage? If so, how? What is the relationship like between July and Bo Jo's parents?
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