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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the Androses know the Markeys?
(a) They are in the same bridge club.
(b) Joe and John work at the same firm.
(c) Joe and John went to college together.
(d) They are next-door neighbors.

3. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?
(a) Compromise.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Rivalry.
(d) Friendship.

4. Why are all of the children at the party so carefully dressed?
(a) Their parents want to show them off.
(b) Mrs. Markey is known to be a snob about clothing.
(c) It is a way to show respect to the party's hosts.
(d) Their parents want them to be comfortable while they play.

5. What word best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?
(a) Concerned.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Edith eager for John to arrive at the Markeys' house?

2. As John walks to the Markeys' house, what is he wondering about?

3. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?

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

5. What does Edith decide is true about John when he has not arrived by six o'clock?

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