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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 is comical about the fight between Joe and John?
(a) Neither man actually wants to fight.
(b) They keep falling because of the ice and mud.
(c) Neither man knows how to fight.
(d) The way they keep arguing about the babies while they fight.

2. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?
(a) Playing a game.
(b) Watching a magician.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Eating candy.

3. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?
(a) Understanding the needs of a small child.
(b) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.
(c) Worrying about how to provide for his family.
(d) Letting his child develop into her own person.

4. Why is Edith eager for John to arrive at the Markeys' house?
(a) She wants an excuse to leave the party.
(b) She wants him to see how wonderful Ede is in this context.
(c) She hopes that he will talk to the Markeys so she does not have to.
(d) She wants the other women to see how devoted he is to her.

5. Why are all of the children at the party so carefully dressed?
(a) Their parents want them to be comfortable while they play.
(b) It is a way to show respect to the party's hosts.
(c) Their parents want to show them off.
(d) Mrs. Markey is known to be a snob about clothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After they leave the Markeys' house, why does John watch to make sure that Edith has reached their own walkway?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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