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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allusion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?

2. What does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?

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

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

5. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

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