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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When John argues with Joe, what does John make the argument about?
(a) The quality of Joe's manhood.
(b) The merits of their respective wives.
(c) Their relative social status.
(d) The silliness of having a party for babies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Edith eager for John to arrive at the Markeys' house?

2. When Ede and Billy argue over the teddy bear, what is Joe Markey's initial response?

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

4. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?

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

(see the answer key)

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