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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?
(a) Ede pushes Billy down and Billy cries out.
(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) The doorbell rings and another father enters the room.

3. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Metaphor.

4. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Throws the teddy bear at Billy.
(c) Shoves Billy to the floor.
(d) Mimics Mrs. Markey.

5. What terms does John use on page 4 as he wonders about Ede's party dress?
(a) "Incomprehensible and frilly."
(b) "Monstrous and vain."
(c) "Bizarre and expensive."
(d) "Radical and mature."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Markey's first concern when Ede and Billy are arguing over the teddy bear?

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

4. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?

5. When John argues with Joe, what does John make the argument about?

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