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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 does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?
(a) She should be spanked.
(b) She should have to give Billy one of her toys.
(c) She should have to apologize to Billy.
(d) She should not be allowed to go to the next party.

2. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?
(a) The unreliable phone service in the suburbs has cut out.
(b) Ede has pulled the phone out of her mother's hand.
(c) Edith is angry at her husband and has hung up on him.
(d) John hears his boss coming and quickly ends the personal call.

3. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?
(a) Crying.
(b) Playing with his toy.
(c) Eating more cake.
(d) Sleeping.

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

5. Why are all of the children at the party so carefully dressed?
(a) It is a way to show respect to the party's hosts.
(b) Their parents want to show them off.
(c) Mrs. Markey is known to be a snob about clothing.
(d) Their parents want them to be comfortable while they play.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?

4. What surprising thing does Joe say to John after the fight?

5. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?

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