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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 Mrs. Markey's first concern when Ede and Billy are arguing over the teddy bear?

2. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?

3. When Joe Markey comes downstairs and hears Edith insult his wife and child, what does he tell Edith to do?

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

5. What does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

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

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

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

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 nature of the friendships in "The Baby Party." Defend your arguments with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the importance of social order to the adults in "The Baby Party." Defend your assertions with evidence from the text.

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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