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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 Edith is interrupted, on page 9, as she says that Mrs. Markey is making "a mountain out of--" what idea is she trying to convey?
(a) Mrs. Markey is just trying to make Edith look bad.
(b) Mrs. Markey is lying about Billy being hurt.
(c) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.
(d) Mrs. Markey is enjoying the attention she is getting.

2. Why are all of the children at the party so carefully dressed?
(a) Their parents want them to be comfortable while they play.
(b) Their parents want to show them off.
(c) It is a way to show respect to the party's hosts.
(d) Mrs. Markey is known to be a snob about clothing.

3. What does Ede think the stuffed bear that Billy is holding is?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) A monster.
(d) A cat.

4. What is comical about the fight between Joe and John?
(a) Neither man knows how to fight.
(b) They keep falling because of the ice and mud.
(c) Neither man actually wants to fight.
(d) The way they keep arguing about the babies while they fight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe angrily asks John if John thinks he is going to get away with the things he has just said, what does John do?

2. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?

3. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?

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

5. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Markey say about Ede when she and Edith are first talking, and how does Edith react?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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