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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Baby Party".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Antistrophe.
(c) Epizeuxis.
(d) Antithesis.

2. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?
(a) Go to the bar to get a drink together.
(b) Argue a little bit and then come inside.
(c) Fight each other.
(d) Shake hands and make peace.

3. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?
(a) "Smart."
(b) "Little."
(c) "Baby."
(d) "Fresh."

4. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?
(a) "Brat."
(b) "Spoiled."
(c) "Goblin."
(d) "Monster."

5. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?
(a) Punish Ede for shoving Billy.
(b) Stop going over to the Markeys' house.
(c) Apologize to Mrs. Markey.
(d) Teach Ede better manners.

Short Answer Questions

1. As John walks to the Markeys' house, what is he wondering about?

2. Who is Ede named after?

3. What word best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?

4. What does the narrator say, on page 6, is the "real business of the afternoon"?

5. When Edith is interrupted, on page 9, as she says that Mrs. Markey is making "a mountain out of--" what idea is she trying to convey?

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