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

2. How old is Ede when the story takes place?

3. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Edith prepare Ede for the party, and why?

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

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 narrator's attitude toward the parenting styles of the characters in the story. Defend your ideas with quoted textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the characters' habit of name-calling in "The Baby Party." Defend your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

John Markey is only 38 years old, but because of events in his past, he feels older. Write an essay that considers the significance of this detail in relationship to the overall theme of "The Baby Party." Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

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