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

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

3. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?
(a) John hears his boss coming and quickly ends the personal call.
(b) Ede has pulled the phone out of her mother's hand.
(c) The unreliable phone service in the suburbs has cut out.
(d) Edith is angry at her husband and has hung up on him.

4. 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 lying about Billy being hurt.
(c) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.
(d) Mrs. Markey is just trying to make Edith look bad.

5. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Playing a game.
(c) Eating candy.
(d) Watching a magician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?

2. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?

3. How old is Ede when the story takes place?

4. What begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?

5. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?

(see the answer key)

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