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

2. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?
(a) They behave "like little animals."
(b) They behave "like little statesmen."
(c) They behave "tolerably, given the circumstances."
(d) They behave "remarkably well."

3. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

4. 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 contrast.
(b) Through understatement.
(c) Through parody.
(d) Through double entendre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word describes John's attitude toward Joe during their argument?

2. What does John do to accommodate Edith's wishes?

3. What begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?

4. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

5. When Joe Markey comes downstairs and hears Edith insult his wife and child, what does he tell Edith to do?

(see the answer key)

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