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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 on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Antistrophe.
(d) Antithesis.

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

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

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

5. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?
(a) Playing with his toy.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating more cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?

2. What does the narrator say, on page 6, is the "real business of the afternoon"?

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

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

5. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edith do each weekday afternoon, and why?

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

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

4. Before John arrives at the party, why is Edith irritated with him?

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

6. What reason does the narrator give for the children's good behavior?

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

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

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

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

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