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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) Antithesis.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Antistrophe.
(d) Epizeuxis.

2. Who is Ede named after?
(a) Her mother's mother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father's sister.
(d) Her father's mother.

3. Why are all of the children at the party so carefully dressed?
(a) Mrs. Markey is known to be a snob about clothing.
(b) Their parents want to show them off.
(c) Their parents want them to be comfortable while they play.
(d) It is a way to show respect to the party's hosts.

4. What does the narrator say, on page 6, is the "real business of the afternoon"?
(a) Gossiping about women who are not present.
(b) Gossiping about their in-laws.
(c) Bragging about their husbands.
(d) Bragging about their children.

5. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?
(a) Mrs. Markey suggests that Edith might want to call John.
(b) Billy opens a present and Ede asks her mother what it is.
(c) The doorbell rings and another father enters the room.
(d) Ede pushes Billy down and Billy cries out.

Short Answer Questions

1. After they leave the Markeys' house, why does John watch to make sure that Edith has reached their own walkway?

2. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?

3. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?

4. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?

5. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?

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