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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When John argues with Joe, what does John make the argument about?
(a) The quality of Joe's manhood.
(b) The merits of their respective wives.
(c) Their relative social status.
(d) The silliness of having a party for babies.

3. When Joe Markey comes downstairs and hears Edith insult his wife and child, what does he tell Edith to do?
(a) Mind her manners.
(b) Control herself.
(c) Apologize to his wife.
(d) Get out of his house.

4. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?
(a) "Monster."
(b) "Brat."
(c) "Goblin."
(d) "Spoiled."

5. What terms does John use on page 4 as he wonders about Ede's party dress?
(a) "Monstrous and vain."
(b) "Bizarre and expensive."
(c) "Radical and mature."
(d) "Incomprehensible and frilly."

6. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?
(a) John is aware that his daughter is spoiled, but he loves her anyway.
(b) John's earlier battles with illness and poverty make him especially grateful for his child.
(c) John takes pride in making sure that his daughter has everything she needs.
(d) John understands that fatherhood, like most things, is imperfect.

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

8. How old is John Andros?
(a) 32.
(b) 48.
(c) 38.
(d) 42.

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

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

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

12. What does John do to accommodate Edith's wishes?
(a) Brings a camera to take pictures at the party.
(b) Stops to get Ede a sweater on his way to the party.
(c) Leaves work early so that he can get to the party before it ends.
(d) Stops to get a baby gift on his way home.

13. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?
(a) "Smart."
(b) "Little."
(c) "Baby."
(d) "Fresh."

14. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?
(a) She does not want to leave the party.
(b) She is confused and upset by all of the shouting.
(c) She hears Mr. Markey call both her and her mother insulting names.
(d) She is overtired and wants her father to pay attention to her.

15. How old is Ede when the story takes place?
(a) 2 1/2.
(b) 2.
(c) 1 1/2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?

5. What does Edith decide is true about John when he has not arrived by six o'clock?

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