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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. How does Louella support herself?
2. Where did Louella go when she ran away?
3. Where does July's family's annual picnic take place?
4. Weeks after Nicholas barged into her apartment, what does July learn he has done?
5. After fighting with July following Louella's visit, what time does Bo Jo finally return home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Louella tell July when she shows up at her door with a suitcase in hand?
2. Following her argument with Bo Jo, what does July write in a letter to Horace?
3. 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?
4. Who sends July a letter, and what does she initially plan to send as a response?
5. What does Bo Jo accuse July of when she returns from visiting Louella?
6. How is the distance between the Jones and Greher families evident at the picnic?
7. Why is July envious when she sees Alan and Mary Ann together?
8. What leads to baby Jonathan's death?
9. What plan do Bo Jo and July have in order to stay married?
10. What plan do the parents present to July and Bo Jo after their son's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and interpret the subplots of the novel "Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones." Describe the Louella-Nicholas subplot. Describe the Mary Ann-Alan subplot. How do these subplots parallel July's own relationship with Bo Jo?
Essay Topic 2
What struggles did July face throughout the novel? What caused these struggles for her? How did she overcome them?
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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