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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's mother believe Carl married Annie?

2. What does Carl say about Bev Karter when Annie says she will be working for her?

3. Where did Carl grow up?

4. What does Annie buy when she gets her money from the bank with interest?

5. What do Carl and Annie discuss during dinner the day they are married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Annie and Carl move to Lopin?

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

3. In Chapter 11, how is Lopin described?

4. What does Carl's mother write to him in a letter in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

8. What happens at Ms. Hansom's on Carl and Annie's wedding night?

9. In Chapter 6, how does Annie feel about the town where she now lives?

10. What does Annie do when she fears she is pregnant?

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

Examine the art of writing as a motif in "Joy in the Morning."

Essay Topic 3

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?

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