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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 July's best friend?

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

3. What accusation does Mrs. Jones make against July's mother?

4. What opinion does July's grandmother have of July's marriage?

5. What ring does July use to get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does July learn about Louella Consuela after seeing her at the supermarket?

4. What happens one night when July and Bo Jo go to the beach alone together?

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

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

9. Why does Bo Jo refuse July's father's job offer?

10. Who wants to throw a celebration for Bo Jo and July's marriage? How does this person feel when the offer is rejected?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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