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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Simile.

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

3. As John walks to the Markeys' house, what is he wondering about?
(a) Whether his friend Joe will be at the party.
(b) Whether his wife is having a good time.
(c) How long he will be expected to stay at the party.
(d) How Ede will compare to the other children.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?

2. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?

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

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

5. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?

Short Essay Questions

1. What time does Edith Andros arrive at the baby party, and why?

2. What does John Andros enjoy about being a father?

3. What background information does the narrator give about John, and how does this background affect his mood when he is headed for the party?

4. Describe the setting of "The Baby Party."

5. How does Edith feel about talking to Mrs. Markey?

6. How do the mothers react to Ede, and how does she react to the party?

7. What does Edith see when she first arrives at the baby party?

8. What does Mrs. Markey say about Ede when she and Edith are first talking, and how does Edith react?

9. How does Edith prepare Ede for the party, and why?

10. How does Mrs. Markey respond to Edith's laughter?

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