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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 Joe angrily asks John if John thinks he is going to get away with the things he has just said, what does John do?

2. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?

3. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What background information does the narrator give about John, and how does this background affect his mood when he is headed for the party?

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

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

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Billy's teddy bear. Defend your arguments with evidence from the text.

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