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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. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?

2. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?

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

4. What does the narrator say, on page 6, is the "real business of the afternoon"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Markey say about Ede when she and Edith are first talking, and how does Edith react?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Why is Mrs. Markey the only character whose first name is not revealed? What does this say about propriety? What does this say about women and men? Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the purpose of never revealing Mrs. Markey's first name. Defend your assertions with evidence from the text.

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