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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 Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?
(a) Mimics Mrs. Markey.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Shoves Billy to the floor.
(d) Throws the teddy bear at Billy.

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?
(a) Walks out the door.
(b) Turns around to confront Joe again.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Punches Joe in the face.

3. What begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?
(a) Billy begins to open his presents.
(b) The mothers begin to plan another baby party.
(c) The children become fussy.
(d) Guests begin to leave the party.

4. What causes the two men to stop fighting?
(a) They realize that neither one of them can actually win.
(b) They realize that someone is coming down the sidewalk.
(c) They grow too tired to keep fighting.
(d) They realize they have no reason to fight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?

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

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

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

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

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