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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 Annie describe Mr. Byrd in Chapter 20?

2. What does Carl do when he runs out of money for food?

3. Who is Jello?

4. Where does Annie decide to deliver her baby?

5. Who does Annie write a long letter to after Carlton is born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Annie decide to deliver her baby at the university hospital?

2. What happens when Carl applies for work at a lamp factory?

3. How does Annie convince Carl not to be jealous in Chapter 20?

4. What are Carl's plans for the summer of Annie's pregnancy?

5. What happens when Annie visits Mr. Byrd in Chapter 20?

6. How does the coach help advise Carl on buying a carriage?

7. In Chapter 18, why do books anger Carl?

8. What happens when Annie buys a carriage?

9. What happens to Annie when she goes to the hospital to deliver her baby?

10. How does Carl feel about his job at the lamp factory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the gender roles and expectations within "Joy in the Morning"? How are these fulfilled? How are they ignored?

Essay Topic 2

Is there an antagonist in "Joy in the Morning"? How can an antagonist be defined within in text?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Annie's education throughout this novel. Where does it come from? What impact does it have on her? Why is Annie's education significant?

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