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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. Why does Carl give credit to Annie at the end of his semester while living in Lopin?

2. Where do Carl and Annie fall asleep the night they are married?

3. How does Annie feel the first time she visits the library?

4. Why does Carl not want Annie to transfer her savings from Brooklyn?

5. How does Professor Newcall describe Annie when he first meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Carl tells tells Annie he plans on taking time off of school in Chapter 4?

2. Why does the justice of the peace have a problem marrying Carl and Annie?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Carl's mother write in a letter to Carl?

4. Why do Annie and Carl stay in Lopin at the end of Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Annie reveal about her family?

6. What does Carl say is scandalous about Bev Karter?

7. What does Annie do when she hears the literature class in Chapter 7?

8. Why do Carl and Annie's mothers believe they are married?

9. What agreement do Carl and Annie make their first Christmas together?

10. In Chapter 3, what interaction does Annie have with Mr. Byrd?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of financial struggle throughout "Joy in the Morning." How does this author comment on this theme? How does this theme develop both the characters and the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the author's use of dialogue to her use of description to develop the plot and characters of this novel. Why does she prefer one to the other? What are the benefits of each?

Essay Topic 3

How is Annie's pregnancy like a character itself? What purpose does this serve to the novel as a whole?

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