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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. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?
(a) They behave "like little statesmen."
(b) They behave "like little animals."
(c) They behave "remarkably well."
(d) They behave "tolerably, given the circumstances."

2. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?
(a) Billy opens a present and Ede asks her mother what it is.
(b) The doorbell rings and another father enters the room.
(c) Mrs. Markey suggests that Edith might want to call John.
(d) Ede pushes Billy down and Billy cries out.

3. Who is Ede named after?
(a) Her father's sister.
(b) Her father's mother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her mother's mother.

4. When Joe Markey comes downstairs and hears Edith insult his wife and child, what does he tell Edith to do?
(a) Apologize to his wife.
(b) Control herself.
(c) Mind her manners.
(d) Get out of his house.

5. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?
(a) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.
(b) Worrying about how to provide for his family.
(c) Letting his child develop into her own person.
(d) Understanding the needs of a small child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?

2. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?

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

4. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

5. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

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

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

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

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