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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 causes the two men to stop fighting?
(a) They realize that neither one of them can actually win.
(b) They realize they have no reason to fight.
(c) They realize that someone is coming down the sidewalk.
(d) They grow too tired to keep fighting.

2. What word best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?
(a) Confused.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Enthusiastic.

3. How old is Ede when the story takes place?
(a) 3.
(b) 2 1/2.
(c) 1 1/2.
(d) 2.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?

2. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?

3. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

4. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?

5. What does Ede think the stuffed bear that Billy is holding is?

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