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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 begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?
(a) Guests begin to leave the party.
(b) The children become fussy.
(c) The mothers begin to plan another baby party.
(d) Billy begins to open his presents.

2. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?
(a) Through understatement.
(b) Through double entendre.
(c) Through contrast.
(d) Through parody.

3. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?
(a) To call the doctor.
(b) To calm himself down.
(c) To get witch-hazel.
(d) To get another teddy bear.

4. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.

5. What does Ede do when Billy tries to get his toy back from her?
(a) Pushes Billy down deliberately.
(b) Hides under the dining room table with the toy.
(c) Cries for her mother.
(d) Hits Billy in the face.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?

4. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?

5. What terms does John use on page 4 as he wonders about Ede's party dress?

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