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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) "Goblin."
(b) "Spoiled."
(c) "Monster."
(d) "Brat."

2. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?
(a) Bewildering.
(b) Vivid.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Wondrous.

3. How long is the fight between John and Joe?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

4. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?
(a) Ideas that have no logical connection.
(b) Ideas that flow continuously without waiting for a response.
(c) Ideas that are more emotional than rational.
(d) Ideas that are more fantasy than reality.

5. What is comical about the fight between Joe and John?
(a) The way they keep arguing about the babies while they fight.
(b) Neither man actually wants to fight.
(c) Neither man knows how to fight.
(d) They keep falling because of the ice and mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?

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

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

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

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

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