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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 describes John's attitude toward Joe during their argument?
(a) Pitying.
(b) Contemptuous.
(c) Wounded.
(d) Ambivalent.

2. As John walks to the Markeys' house, what is he wondering about?
(a) Whether his friend Joe will be at the party.
(b) Whether his wife is having a good time.
(c) How Ede will compare to the other children.
(d) How long he will be expected to stay at the party.

3. 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.

4. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Antistrophe.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Epizeuxis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?

2. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?

3. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

4. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?

5. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

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