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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 feel when Carl comes home with the new carriage?

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

3. During Annie's first gynecological exam, what does Annie insist Carl do?

4. What does Carl do after being denied work at the lamp factory?

5. Why does Annie believe she is having a girl?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Carl see the dean in Chapter 13?

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

4. What are Annie's plans for the summer she is pregnant?

5. How does Annie feel about using formula to feed Carlton?

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

7. What happens when Carl oversleeps in Chapter 19?

8. What do Carl and Annie do when money for food runs out?

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the motivations of at least three characters.

Essay Topic 3

How does "Joy in the Morning" work to define parenthood?

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