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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 feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?
(a) Solidarity and defiance.
(b) Shame and embarrassment.
(c) Anxiety and exhilaration.
(d) Relief and freedom.

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

3. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?
(a) "Common."
(b) "Snippy."
(c) "Fat."
(d) "Fool."

4. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?
(a) The idea of the babies causing chaos in someone else's house.
(b) The idea that babies would even understand the idea of a party.
(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.

5. What causes the two men to stop fighting?
(a) They grow too tired to keep fighting.
(b) They realize that neither one of them can actually win.
(c) They realize they have no reason to fight.
(d) They realize that someone is coming down the sidewalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is John Andros?

2. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?

3. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

4. Who is Ede named after?

5. What surprising thing does Joe say to John after the fight?

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