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

2. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?
(a) Hides.
(b) Cries.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Shrugs.

3. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?
(a) John takes pride in making sure that his daughter has everything she needs.
(b) John is aware that his daughter is spoiled, but he loves her anyway.
(c) John's earlier battles with illness and poverty make him especially grateful for his child.
(d) John understands that fatherhood, like most things, is imperfect.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?

2. When Joe angrily asks John if John thinks he is going to get away with the things he has just said, what does John do?

3. How old is John Andros?

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

5. When John walks into the Markey house, what is the first thing that Edith tells him?

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