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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. In Chapter 19, why does Carl miss a check at the factory?

2. Who helps Carl get a job at the rare book room?

3. What does Carl decide is most important about buying with credit?

4. In Chapter 20, how does Carl say he feels about Mr. Byrd?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 18, why do books anger Carl?

4. What happens when Carl oversleeps in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Consider the ways the author uses and describes the various jobs Annie and Carl have. What is the author's commentary on employment? How can employment work as a theme in this text?

Essay Topic 3

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

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