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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 is July's brother's name?
2. While arguing, what does Bo Jo say he and July need to start doing?
3. What do Bo Jo and July argue about when Bo Jo comes back for lunch?
4. What do Bo Jo and July do three days after July tells Bo Jo of the pregnancy?
5. After arguing with Bo Jo, what happens to July in the bathroom?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the visit between Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Greher, what indicates to July that some progress has been made in their relationship?
2. Why do July and Bo Jo go to a hotel room on their first night as husband and wife?
3. What do Bo Jo and July argue about when Bo Jo comes back from The Coffee Pot to have lunch?
4. How does July feel about Alice? What worries July during Alice and Charlie's visit?
5. What happens one night when July and Bo Jo go to the beach alone together?
6. Before the pregnancy, what were July's and Bo Jo's plans for the future?
7. Why does Mrs. Jones feel embarrassed by her house warming gift for Bo Jo and July?
8. What mortifies July at her wedding ceremony?
9. Why do Bo Jo, July, and their friends go to The Reef? How does July feel while there?
10. How does July spend the evening before her marriage ceremony?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones" in context with 1960s American culture. How were the issues of teen pregnancy and abortion viewed during this time period in America? How might these public opinions have influenced Head's depiction of the issues in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Death is explored near the novel's conclusion when July's newborn son Jonathan dies unexpectedly. How does this death affect July? How does it affect Bo Jo? How might their lives have been different if their son had not died? Why might Head have chosen to have the son character die? What lesson might this teach July?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Head's use of symbolism in the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What do these symbols represent?
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