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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) The mothers begin to plan another baby party.
(b) Billy begins to open his presents.
(c) Guests begin to leave the party.
(d) The children become fussy.

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

3. 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 contrast.
(b) Through double entendre.
(c) Through parody.
(d) Through understatement.

4. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?
(a) She does not want to leave the party.
(b) She is overtired and wants her father to pay attention to her.
(c) She is confused and upset by all of the shouting.
(d) She hears Mr. Markey call both her and her mother insulting names.

5. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Allusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?

2. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?

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

4. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?

5. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

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