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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. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?
(a) Teach Ede better manners.
(b) Punish Ede for shoving Billy.
(c) Stop going over to the Markeys' house.
(d) Apologize to Mrs. Markey.

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?
(a) They realize that neither one of them can actually win.
(b) They realize that someone is coming down the sidewalk.
(c) They grow too tired to keep fighting.
(d) They realize they have no reason to fight.

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

4. 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 double entendre.
(b) Through contrast.
(c) Through parody.
(d) Through understatement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Edith eager for John to arrive at the Markeys' house?

2. What does Ede do when Billy tries to get his toy back from her?

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

4. What does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

8. What causes Edith to laugh during the altercation between Ede and Billy?

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

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

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