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

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

3. What does Ede think the stuffed bear that Billy is holding is?
(a) A cat.
(b) A monster.
(c) A dog.
(d) A monkey.

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

5. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Antistrophe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What terms does John use on page 4 as he wonders about Ede's party dress?

2. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?

3. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?

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

5. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?

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