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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 implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?
2. What word best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?
3. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?
4. What is comical about the fight between Joe and John?
5. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Markey say about Ede when she and Edith are first talking, and how does Edith react?
2. How do the mothers react to Ede, and how does she react to the party?
3. How do John and Joe end up fighting?
4. What causes Edith to laugh during the altercation between Ede and Billy?
5. Describe the setting of "The Baby Party."
6. What does John hear when he approaches the Markeys' house, and what is his response?
7. What is John's response to Edith's request that he stop by the baby party, and why?
8. How does Edith prepare Ede for the party, and why?
9. What reason does the narrator give for the children's good behavior?
10. What time does Edith Andros arrive at the baby party, and why?
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
John Markey is only 38 years old, but because of events in his past, he feels older. Write an essay that considers the significance of this detail in relationship to the overall theme of "The Baby Party." Use evidence from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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