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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) Worrying about how to provide for his family.
(b) Understanding the needs of a small child.
(c) Letting his child develop into her own person.
(d) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.

2. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?
(a) Eating more cake.
(b) Crying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Playing with his toy.

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

4. What does the narrator say, on page 6, is the "real business of the afternoon"?
(a) Gossiping about their in-laws.
(b) Bragging about their husbands.
(c) Gossiping about women who are not present.
(d) Bragging about their children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?

2. Why is Edith eager for John to arrive at the Markeys' house?

3. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

4. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?

5. When Joe Markey comes downstairs and hears Edith insult his wife and child, what does he tell Edith to do?

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