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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 the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?
(a) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.
(b) Worrying about how to provide for his family.
(c) Letting his child develop into her own person.
(d) Understanding the needs of a small child.

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

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

4. When Joe Markey comes downstairs and hears Edith insult his wife and child, what does he tell Edith to do?
(a) Mind her manners.
(b) Apologize to his wife.
(c) Get out of his house.
(d) Control herself.

5. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?
(a) A police siren approaching the house.
(b) The sound of the later train that he usually takes home from work.
(c) An argument starting between Joe and Mrs. Markey.
(d) The sound of Ede's laughter from inside his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

2. How long is the fight between John and Joe?

3. What word best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?

4. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?

5. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?

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