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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Markey's first concern when Ede and Billy are arguing over the teddy bear?
(a) Whether Billy or Ede started the trouble.
(b) Whether her guests are upset.
(c) Whether Billy is physically hurt.
(d) Whether the children have gotten their clothing dirty.

3. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?
(a) Ideas that are more emotional than rational.
(b) Ideas that are more fantasy than reality.
(c) Ideas that flow continuously without waiting for a response.
(d) Ideas that have no logical connection.

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

5. How long is the fight between John and Joe?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

6. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?
(a) Mrs. Markey going to fetch Edith's coat.
(b) Edith bursting into tears.
(c) Billy and Ede beginning to play together happily.
(d) A party guest comes back to get her forgotten purse.

7. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?
(a) Solidarity and defiance.
(b) Anxiety and exhilaration.
(c) Shame and embarrassment.
(d) Relief and freedom.

8. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?
(a) His ability to provide for others.
(b) His arrival into adulthood.
(c) His own life continuing through her.
(d) His and Edith's love.

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

10. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?
(a) "Common."
(b) "Fat."
(c) "Snippy."
(d) "Fool."

11. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?
(a) To get another teddy bear.
(b) To get witch-hazel.
(c) To calm himself down.
(d) To call the doctor.

12. 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) Laughs.
(c) Turns around to confront Joe again.
(d) Punches Joe in the face.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?

2. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?

3. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?

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

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

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