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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 is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?
(a) Rivalry.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) Friendship.

2. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?
(a) The idea that babies would even understand the idea of a party.
(b) The idea of the babies causing chaos in someone else's house.
(c) The idea that anyone would want to go to a party for babies.
(d) The idea of the mothers all making critical remarks about one another's children.

3. When Edith is interrupted, on page 9, as she says that Mrs. Markey is making "a mountain out of--" what idea is she trying to convey?
(a) Mrs. Markey is enjoying the attention she is getting.
(b) Mrs. Markey is just trying to make Edith look bad.
(c) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.
(d) Mrs. Markey is lying about Billy being hurt.

4. When Joe angrily asks John if John thinks he is going to get away with the things he has just said, what does John do?
(a) Turns around to confront Joe again.
(b) Punches Joe in the face.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Walks out the door.

5. What causes the two men to stop fighting?
(a) They realize they have no reason to fight.
(b) They realize that someone is coming down the sidewalk.
(c) They grow too tired to keep fighting.
(d) They realize that neither one of them can actually win.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?

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

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

4. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?

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

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