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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. 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 friendship is fake and she often criticizes people behind their backs.
(c) She has a stuck-up and short-tempered way of speaking.
(d) Her lack of attention to detail causes problems for others.

2. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?
(a) Mrs. Markey.
(b) Billy.
(c) Edith.
(d) Ede.

3. After they leave the Markeys' house, why does John watch to make sure that Edith has reached their own walkway?
(a) He wants her safely out of the way before he and Joe fight.
(b) He is concerned that she will get into another argument with Mrs. Markey.
(c) He does not want her to overhear what he is about to say to Joe.
(d) He wants his daughter to get out of the cold December air.

4. When Edith is interrupted, on page 9, as she says that Mrs. Markey is making "a mountain out of--" what idea is she trying to convey?
(a) Mrs. Markey is just trying to make Edith look bad.
(b) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.
(c) Mrs. Markey is enjoying the attention she is getting.
(d) Mrs. Markey is lying about Billy being hurt.

5. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?

2. What is comical about the fight between Joe and John?

3. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

4. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?

5. When John argues with Joe, what does John make the argument about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does John Andros see as the drawbacks to being a father?

5. How does the dispute between Ede and Billy begin, and what happens during their argument?

6. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

9. What does John tell Edith about how he ended up fighting Joe, and what is the truth?

10. What is John's response to Edith's request that he stop by the baby party, and why?

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