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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Baby Party".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is John Andros?
(a) 32.
(b) 48.
(c) 38.
(d) 42.

2. What does John do to accommodate Edith's wishes?
(a) Stops to get a baby gift on his way home.
(b) Stops to get Ede a sweater on his way to the party.
(c) Brings a camera to take pictures at the party.
(d) Leaves work early so that he can get to the party before it ends.

3. How old is Ede when the story takes place?
(a) 2.
(b) 1 1/2.
(c) 2 1/2.
(d) 3.

4. 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 contrast.
(c) Through parody.
(d) Through double entendre.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

3. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?

4. What does Ede think the stuffed bear that Billy is holding is?

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

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