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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 technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?
(a) Antistrophe.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Epizeuxis.

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

3. 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) Walks out the door.
(c) Punches Joe in the face.
(d) Laughs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?

2. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?

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

4. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

5. How long is the fight between John and Joe?

(see the answer key)

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