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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 word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?
(a) "Brat."
(b) "Spoiled."
(c) "Goblin."
(d) "Monster."

2. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?
(a) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.
(b) Understanding the needs of a small child.
(c) Worrying about how to provide for his family.
(d) Letting his child develop into her own person.

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

4. When John argues with Joe, what does John make the argument about?
(a) The silliness of having a party for babies.
(b) The quality of Joe's manhood.
(c) Their relative social status.
(d) The merits of their respective wives.

5. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?
(a) An argument starting between Joe and Mrs. Markey.
(b) A police siren approaching the house.
(c) The sound of Ede's laughter from inside his house.
(d) The sound of the later train that he usually takes home from work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What surprising thing does Joe say to John after the fight?

3. When John walks into the Markey house, what is the first thing that Edith tells him?

4. Who is Ede named after?

5. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

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