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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 begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?
(a) Guests begin to leave the party.
(b) The children become fussy.
(c) Billy begins to open his presents.
(d) The mothers begin to plan another baby party.

2. 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 grow too tired to keep fighting.
(d) They realize that someone is coming down the sidewalk.

3. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?
(a) Eating candy.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Playing a game.
(d) Watching a magician.

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

5. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?
(a) Anxiety and exhilaration.
(b) Shame and embarrassment.
(c) Relief and freedom.
(d) Solidarity and defiance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?

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

3. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?

4. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?

5. How old is Ede when the story takes place?

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