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

2. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?
(a) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.
(b) Letting his child develop into her own person.
(c) Worrying about how to provide for his family.
(d) Understanding the needs of a small child.

3. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?
(a) His own life continuing through her.
(b) His and Edith's love.
(c) His arrival into adulthood.
(d) His ability to provide for others.

4. What is comical about the fight between Joe and John?
(a) The way they keep arguing about the babies while they fight.
(b) Neither man knows how to fight.
(c) Neither man actually wants to fight.
(d) They keep falling because of the ice and mud.

5. Who is Ede named after?
(a) Her mother's mother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father's sister.
(d) Her father's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

2. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?

3. What does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?

4. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?

5. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?

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