View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?
(a) They behave "like little statesmen."
(b) They behave "tolerably, given the circumstances."
(c) They behave "like little animals."
(d) They behave "remarkably well."

2. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?
(a) John's earlier battles with illness and poverty make him especially grateful for his child.
(b) John takes pride in making sure that his daughter has everything she needs.
(c) John understands that fatherhood, like most things, is imperfect.
(d) John is aware that his daughter is spoiled, but he loves her anyway.

3. 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 anyone would want to go to a party for babies.
(c) The idea of the mothers all making critical remarks about one another's children.
(d) The idea that babies would even understand the idea of a party.

4. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?
(a) To call the doctor.
(b) To get witch-hazel.
(c) To get another teddy bear.
(d) To calm himself down.

5. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?
(a) Hides.
(b) Shrugs.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

3. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?

4. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?

5. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 424 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample