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

2. When Joe angrily asks John if John thinks he is going to get away with the things he has just said, what does John do?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Walks out the door.
(c) Turns around to confront Joe again.
(d) Punches Joe in the face.

3. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?
(a) His and Edith's love.
(b) His ability to provide for others.
(c) His arrival into adulthood.
(d) His own life continuing through her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ede do when Billy tries to get his toy back from her?

2. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?

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

4. Who is Ede named after?

5. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?

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