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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. When Edith is interrupted, on page 9, as she says that Mrs. Markey is making "a mountain out of--" what idea is she trying to convey?

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

3. What word describes John's attitude toward Joe during their argument?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 examines how Fitzgerald uses diction as a method of characterization in "The Baby Party." Defend your claims with quoted textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the characters' habit of name-calling in "The Baby Party." Defend your ideas with evidence from the text.

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