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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Mrs. Markey is enjoying the attention she is getting.
(b) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.
(c) Mrs. Markey is just trying to make Edith look bad.
(d) Mrs. Markey is lying about Billy being hurt.

2. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?
(a) She has a stuck-up and short-tempered way of speaking.
(b) Her lack of attention to detail causes problems for others.
(c) Her friendship is fake and she often criticizes people behind their backs.
(d) She wants to know everything about everyone just so that she can gossip.

3. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?
(a) Edith bursting into tears.
(b) A party guest comes back to get her forgotten purse.
(c) Mrs. Markey going to fetch Edith's coat.
(d) Billy and Ede beginning to play together happily.

4. What is Mrs. Markey's first concern when Ede and Billy are arguing over the teddy bear?
(a) Whether Billy is physically hurt.
(b) Whether her guests are upset.
(c) Whether Billy or Ede started the trouble.
(d) Whether the children have gotten their clothing dirty.

5. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?
(a) Billy.
(b) Ede.
(c) Mrs. Markey.
(d) Edith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

3. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?

4. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?

5. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?

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