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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. Where has Louella found lodging?

2. When Alan visits, how does he act toward Mary Ann?

3. How does Louella feel after her appointment?

4. Who throws July a baby shower?

5. Who does July receive a letter from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is July envious when she sees Alan and Mary Ann together?

2. Following her argument with Bo Jo, what does July write in a letter to Horace?

3. What does Louella tell July in the letter that she sends her?

4. How is the distance between the Jones and Greher families evident at the picnic?

5. Why is Louella in a happy mood when she comes to visit July?

6. What does Louella tell July when she shows up at her door with a suitcase in hand?

7. What does July hear about Nicholas weeks after Louella leaves town?

8. What does Mrs. Greher criticize Bo Jo for when she invites July to Sunday dinner? How does July later use this criticism against Bo Jo?

9. What plan do Bo Jo and July have in order to stay married?

10. How does July think Bo Jo will feel about her family's paying her doctor's bills? How does Bo Jo actually feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones" is an example of a coming-of-age story as it explores July's journey from a child to an adult. How does the novel depict this transition? What propels July to adulthood? Is this an easy transition for July to make? Why or why not?

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 the conclusion of the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." How does the novel conclude? Is it a happy ending for July? Why or why not? Is the ending believable? Why or why not?

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