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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 makes Carl not want to apply for a job at the lamp factory?

2. In Chapter 15, why does Annie say she feels superior to other female students?

3. How does Annie want to spend the five dollars Carl earns in Chapter 20?

4. Where does Annie visit Mr. Byrd in Chapter 20?

5. Where does Annie decide to deliver her baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie feel during the last day of her play writing class?

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

3. In Chapter 19, what does Carl do at the high school?

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

5. What happens when Annie buys a carriage?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author's use of a narrator in this novel. What type of narrator is used? What is the benefit to this? What is the downside?

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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