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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 Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?
(a) Anxiety and exhilaration.
(b) Relief and freedom.
(c) Shame and embarrassment.
(d) Solidarity and defiance.

2. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?
(a) Ideas that have no logical connection.
(b) Ideas that are more emotional than rational.
(c) Ideas that flow continuously without waiting for a response.
(d) Ideas that are more fantasy than reality.

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

4. 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.

5. Who is Ede named after?
(a) Her mother's mother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father's mother.
(d) Her father's sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?

4. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

5. How old is John Andros?

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