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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. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?
(a) Bewildering.
(b) Wondrous.
(c) Vivid.
(d) Amusing.

2. How old is John Andros?
(a) 38.
(b) 32.
(c) 42.
(d) 48.

3. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Synesthesia.

4. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?
(a) Cries.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Hides.
(d) Shrugs.

5. What begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?
(a) The mothers begin to plan another baby party.
(b) Billy begins to open his presents.
(c) The children become fussy.
(d) Guests begin to leave the party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?

2. After they leave the Markeys' house, why does John watch to make sure that Edith has reached their own walkway?

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

4. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

5. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the mothers react to Ede, and how does she react to the 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. Before John arrives at the party, why is Edith irritated with him?

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

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

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

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

10. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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