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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. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

3. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?

4. What does Ede think the stuffed bear that Billy is holding is?

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

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

3. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that examines the comic techniques that Fitzgerald uses in "The Baby Party." While it is important to specifically identify these techniques and give examples of their use, remember that the main focus of analytical writing is to explain how the techniques work and how they support meaning.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the importance of appearances to the adults in "The Baby Party." Defend your ideas with textual evidence.

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