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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Baby Party".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Rivalry.
(d) Diplomacy.

3. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?
(a) Mrs. Markey suggests that Edith might want to call John.
(b) Ede pushes Billy down and Billy cries out.
(c) The doorbell rings and another father enters the room.
(d) Billy opens a present and Ede asks her mother what it is.

4. What does the narrator say, on page 6, is the "real business of the afternoon"?
(a) Bragging about their children.
(b) Gossiping about their in-laws.
(c) Gossiping about women who are not present.
(d) Bragging about their husbands.

5. How do the Androses know the Markeys?
(a) Joe and John work at the same firm.
(b) They are next-door neighbors.
(c) Joe and John went to college together.
(d) They are in the same bridge club.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?

3. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?

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

5. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

(see the answer key)

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