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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does July say in the first draft of her response to the letter?
(a) That she can no longer go to college.
(b) That she is married.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she still plans to go to college.

2. What does July name her son?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Justin.
(c) James.
(d) Jonathan.

3. When Mrs. Gerher invites July for dinner, what does her mother criticize Bo Jo for?
(a) His foul language.
(b) The way he dresses.
(c) His coldness towards the Grehers.
(d) His table manners.

4. With whom do July and Bo Jo travel to the picnic?
(a) Mary Ann and Alan.
(b) July's parents.
(c) Grandma Greher.
(d) Bo Jo's parents.

5. Where has July just been when Alice offers her a ride home?
(a) The bank.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The post office.
(d) The doctor's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Louella found a singing job?

2. What does Bo Jo say July should do instead of meeting with Louella?

3. How does July think Bo Jo will feel about her parents paying for her medical bills?

4. How does July feel about staying married to Bo Jo in the epilogue?

5. Who is paying for Louella's lodging?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Louella feel after her abortion?

4. How does July's ongoing correspondence with Horace finally come to an end?

5. What plan do the parents present to July and Bo Jo after their son's death?

6. 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?

7. Why does July begin to find it hard to carry on her correspondence with Horace?

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

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

10. What opportunity does July sense both sets of parents see in the death of her son?

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