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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. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?

2. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?

3. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?

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

5. What does Edith decide is true about John when he has not arrived by six o'clock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

7. Before John arrives at the party, why is Edith irritated with him?

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 time does Edith Andros arrive at the baby 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 what "The Baby Party" conveys about men and women. Defend your ideas with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the characterization of Edith Andros. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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