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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 tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Shrugs.
(c) Hides.
(d) Cries.
2. When Ede and Billy argue over the teddy bear, what is Joe Markey's initial response?
(a) He teases his son for letting a girl get the better of him.
(b) He scolds Ede and embarrasses Edith.
(c) He laughs and tells Edith not to worry.
(d) He tells his wife that it is her job to handle the children.
3. When Joe Markey comes downstairs and hears Edith insult his wife and child, what does he tell Edith to do?
(a) Control herself.
(b) Get out of his house.
(c) Mind her manners.
(d) Apologize to his wife.
4. 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 just trying to make Edith look bad.
(b) Mrs. Markey is enjoying the attention she is getting.
(c) Mrs. Markey is lying about Billy being hurt.
(d) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.
5. When John walks into the Markey house, what is the first thing that Edith tells him?
(a) His lateness caused her to lose her temper.
(b) He needs to defend his daughter.
(c) The Markeys are throwing her out of the house.
(d) Mrs. Markey has been calling her names.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?
2. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?
3. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?
4. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?
5. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?
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