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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) Billy begins to open his presents.
(b) The mothers begin to plan another baby party.
(c) The children become fussy.
(d) Guests begin to leave the party.

2. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?
(a) "Fool."
(b) "Fat."
(c) "Common."
(d) "Snippy."

3. When John walks into the Markey house, what is the first thing that Edith tells him?
(a) The Markeys are throwing her out of the house.
(b) He needs to defend his daughter.
(c) His lateness caused her to lose her temper.
(d) Mrs. Markey has been calling her names.

4. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?
(a) Shake hands and make peace.
(b) Fight each other.
(c) Go to the bar to get a drink together.
(d) Argue a little bit and then come inside.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ede named after?

2. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?

3. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

4. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?

5. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?

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