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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. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

3. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?

4. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?

5. What amuses John about the idea of the baby party?

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

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

5. How do John and Joe end up fighting?

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

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

8. What is John's response to Edith's request that he stop by the baby party, and why?

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

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

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 significance of Billy's teddy bear. Defend your arguments with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of the story's final two paragraphs. Defend your arguments with evidence from the text.

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