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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 does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?
(a) She should have to apologize to Billy.
(b) She should not be allowed to go to the next party.
(c) She should be spanked.
(d) She should have to give Billy one of her toys.

2. What terms does John use on page 4 as he wonders about Ede's party dress?
(a) "Monstrous and vain."
(b) "Radical and mature."
(c) "Incomprehensible and frilly."
(d) "Bizarre and expensive."

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

4. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?
(a) Fight each other.
(b) Shake hands and make peace.
(c) Go to the bar to get a drink together.
(d) Argue a little bit and then come inside.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?

2. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?

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

4. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?

5. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?

(see the answer key)

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