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

2. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?
(a) "Spoiled."
(b) "Monster."
(c) "Brat."
(d) "Goblin."

3. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?
(a) The idea of the mothers all making critical remarks about one another's children.
(b) The idea that babies would even understand the idea of a party.
(c) The idea of the babies causing chaos in someone else's house.
(d) The idea that anyone would want to go to a party for babies.

4. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?
(a) She has a stuck-up and short-tempered way of speaking.
(b) Her friendship is fake and she often criticizes people behind their backs.
(c) She wants to know everything about everyone just so that she can gossip.
(d) Her lack of attention to detail causes problems for others.

5. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ede think the stuffed bear that Billy is holding is?

2. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?

3. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?

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

5. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

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

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

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