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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?

4. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?

5. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the mothers react to Ede, and how does she react to the party?

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 John Andros enjoy about being a father?

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

7. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the nature of the friendships in "The Baby Party." Defend your arguments with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the narrator's attitude toward the parenting styles of the characters in the story. Defend your ideas with quoted textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Fitzgerald choose to include the detail of Ede's phone calls with her father as well as the phone conversation between Edith and John about the baby party? Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of phone conversations in the story. Use textual evidence to defend your assertions.

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