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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ede named after?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father's sister.
(c) Her mother's mother.
(d) Her father's mother.

2. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?
(a) Mrs. Markey suggests that Edith might want to call John.
(b) The doorbell rings and another father enters the room.
(c) Ede pushes Billy down and Billy cries out.
(d) Billy opens a present and Ede asks her mother what it is.

3. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Simile.

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

5. When Ede and Billy argue over the teddy bear, what is Joe Markey's initial response?
(a) He tells his wife that it is her job to handle the children.
(b) He scolds Ede and embarrasses Edith.
(c) He laughs and tells Edith not to worry.
(d) He teases his son for letting a girl get the better of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?

2. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?

3. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

4. What does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?

5. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?

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