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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 interrupts the argument between Joe and John?
(a) Mrs. Markey going to fetch Edith's coat.
(b) A party guest comes back to get her forgotten purse.
(c) Edith bursting into tears.
(d) Billy and Ede beginning to play together happily.

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

3. When Ede and Billy argue over the teddy bear, what is Joe Markey's initial response?
(a) He tells his wife that it is her job to handle the children.
(b) He scolds Ede and embarrasses Edith.
(c) He teases his son for letting a girl get the better of him.
(d) He laughs and tells Edith not to worry.

4. How long is the fight between John and Joe?
(a) 2 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

5. What does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?
(a) She should be spanked.
(b) She should have to give Billy one of her toys.
(c) She should have to apologize to Billy.
(d) She should not be allowed to go to the next party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?

2. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?

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

4. When John walks into the Markey house, what is the first thing that Edith tells him?

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

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