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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?
(a) Ideas that have no logical connection.
(b) Ideas that flow continuously without waiting for a response.
(c) Ideas that are more emotional than rational.
(d) Ideas that are more fantasy than reality.

2. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?
(a) Through double entendre.
(b) Through contrast.
(c) Through understatement.
(d) Through parody.

3. When Joe angrily asks John if John thinks he is going to get away with the things he has just said, what does John do?
(a) Punches Joe in the face.
(b) Turns around to confront Joe again.
(c) Walks out the door.
(d) Laughs.

4. How old is John Andros?
(a) 48.
(b) 38.
(c) 42.
(d) 32.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?

2. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?

3. Who is Ede named after?

4. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?

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

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