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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 technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?

2. Why are all of the children at the party so carefully dressed?

3. When John argues with Joe, what does John make the argument about?

4. What surprising thing does Joe say to John after the fight?

5. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does John Andros enjoy about being a father?

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

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

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

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 makes and defends a claim about the nature of the friendships in "The Baby Party." Defend your arguments with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about narrative voice in "The Baby Party." Use textual evidence to defend your observations.

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