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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 is Mrs. Markey's first concern when Ede and Billy are arguing over the teddy bear?
(a) Whether Billy or Ede started the trouble.
(b) Whether her guests are upset.
(c) Whether Billy is physically hurt.
(d) Whether the children have gotten their clothing dirty.

2. 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?
(a) Mrs. Markey is just trying to make Edith look bad.
(b) Mrs. Markey is lying about Billy being hurt.
(c) Mrs. Markey is enjoying the attention she is getting.
(d) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.

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

4. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?
(a) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.
(b) Understanding the needs of a small child.
(c) Worrying about how to provide for his family.
(d) Letting his child develop into her own person.

5. What is comical about the fight between Joe and John?
(a) Neither man knows how to fight.
(b) They keep falling because of the ice and mud.
(c) Neither man actually wants to fight.
(d) The way they keep arguing about the babies while they fight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Edith decide is true about John when he has not arrived by six o'clock?

3. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?

4. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?

5. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?

(see the answer key)

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