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

2. What does Ede do when Billy tries to get his toy back from her?
(a) Pushes Billy down deliberately.
(b) Cries for her mother.
(c) Hides under the dining room table with the toy.
(d) Hits Billy in the face.

3. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?
(a) Diplomacy.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Rivalry.

4. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?
(a) Cries.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Hides.
(d) Shrugs.

5. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?
(a) The doorbell rings and another father enters the room.
(b) Billy opens a present and Ede asks her mother what it is.
(c) Mrs. Markey suggests that Edith might want to call John.
(d) Ede pushes Billy down and Billy cries out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John do to accommodate Edith's wishes?

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

3. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?

4. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

5. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?

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