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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. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?

2. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?

3. Why is Edith eager for John to arrive at the Markeys' house?

4. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?

5. When Ede and Billy argue over the teddy bear, what is Joe Markey's initial response?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What background information does the narrator give about John, and how does this background affect his mood when he is headed for the party?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that compares and contrasts the altercations between Ede and Billy, Edith and Mrs. Markey, and John and Joe. Be sure that your essay advances a claim about the significance of the similarities and differences. Defend your arguments with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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