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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 are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?
(a) Eating candy.
(b) Playing a game.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Watching a magician.

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

3. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?
(a) She is confused and upset by all of the shouting.
(b) She hears Mr. Markey call both her and her mother insulting names.
(c) She does not want to leave the party.
(d) She is overtired and wants her father to pay attention to her.

4. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Simile.

5. What terms does John use on page 4 as he wonders about Ede's party dress?
(a) "Monstrous and vain."
(b) "Radical and mature."
(c) "Bizarre and expensive."
(d) "Incomprehensible and frilly."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?

2. When John argues with Joe, what does John make the argument about?

3. Why is Edith eager for John to arrive at the Markeys' house?

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

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

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