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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. When Ede and Billy argue over the teddy bear, what is Joe Markey's initial response?
(a) He tells his wife that it is her job to handle the children.
(b) He teases his son for letting a girl get the better of him.
(c) He laughs and tells Edith not to worry.
(d) He scolds Ede and embarrasses Edith.

2. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?
(a) John hears his boss coming and quickly ends the personal call.
(b) The unreliable phone service in the suburbs has cut out.
(c) Ede has pulled the phone out of her mother's hand.
(d) Edith is angry at her husband and has hung up on him.

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

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

5. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?
(a) Through parody.
(b) Through double entendre.
(c) Through understatement.
(d) Through contrast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?

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

3. What surprising thing does Joe say to John after the fight?

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

5. How old is Ede when the story takes place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

5. What does John hear when he approaches the Markeys' house, and what is his response?

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

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

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

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

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

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