1. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?
(a) The idea of the babies causing chaos in someone else's house.
(b) The idea that anyone would want to go to a party for babies.
(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.

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

3. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?
(a) John's earlier battles with illness and poverty make him especially grateful for his child.
(b) John is aware that his daughter is spoiled, but he loves her anyway.
(c) John understands that fatherhood, like most things, is imperfect.
(d) John takes pride in making sure that his daughter has everything she needs.

4. 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 laughs and tells Edith not to worry.
(c) He scolds Ede and embarrasses Edith.
(d) He teases his son for letting a girl get the better of him.

5. 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) Mrs. Markey has been calling her names.
(c) His lateness caused her to lose her temper.
(d) He needs to defend his daughter.