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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?
(a) She wants to know everything about everyone just so that she can gossip.
(b) Her lack of attention to detail causes problems for others.
(c) Her friendship is fake and she often criticizes people behind their backs.
(d) She has a stuck-up and short-tempered way of speaking.

2. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?
(a) Apologize to Mrs. Markey.
(b) Punish Ede for shoving Billy.
(c) Teach Ede better manners.
(d) Stop going over to the Markeys' house.

3. What causes the two men to stop fighting?
(a) They grow too tired to keep fighting.
(b) They realize that someone is coming down the sidewalk.
(c) They realize they have no reason to fight.
(d) They realize that neither one of them can actually win.

4. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?
(a) The idea that anyone would want to go to a party for babies.
(b) The idea of the babies causing chaos in someone else's house.
(c) The idea of the mothers all making critical remarks about one another's children.
(d) The idea that babies would even understand the idea of a party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?

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

3. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?

4. When Edith is interrupted, on page 9, as she says that Mrs. Markey is making "a mountain out of--" what idea is she trying to convey?

5. How old is Ede when the story takes place?

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