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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 in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

2. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?
(a) Playing a game.
(b) Watching a magician.
(c) Eating candy.
(d) Dancing.

3. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?
(a) The idea that babies would even understand the idea of a party.
(b) The idea of the babies causing chaos in someone else's house.
(c) The idea of the mothers all making critical remarks about one another's children.
(d) The idea that anyone would want to go to a party for babies.

4. Why are all of the children at the party so carefully dressed?
(a) Their parents want to show them off.
(b) Mrs. Markey is known to be a snob about clothing.
(c) Their parents want them to be comfortable while they play.
(d) It is a way to show respect to the party's hosts.

5. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?
(a) The sound of the later train that he usually takes home from work.
(b) A police siren approaching the house.
(c) The sound of Ede's laughter from inside his house.
(d) An argument starting between Joe and Mrs. Markey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ede named after?

2. How old is Ede when the story takes place?

3. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?

4. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?

5. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?

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