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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. What does Jello do the night after he follows the fraternity boys?

2. How does Carl react when he feels the baby move for the first time?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Annie do with the cigarette she finds?

4. How does Annie describe her summer in Chapter 16?

5. What does Annie do after delivering her baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens during Annie's first gynecological exam?

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

5. In Chapter 15, what worries does Carl express to Annie?

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

7. What happens when Annie buys a carriage?

8. How does the dean help Carl in Chapter 24?

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

10. What does Carl do after his son is born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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