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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Baby Party".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the most difficult part of parenting seem to be for John?
(a) Letting his child develop into her own person.
(b) Tolerating the mess and chaos of a small child.
(c) Understanding the needs of a small child.
(d) Worrying about how to provide for his family.

2. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

3. How old is John Andros?
(a) 48.
(b) 32.
(c) 42.
(d) 38.

4. 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?
(a) Mrs. Markey is making a big deal over nothing.
(b) Mrs. Markey is enjoying the attention she is getting.
(c) Mrs. Markey is lying about Billy being hurt.
(d) Mrs. Markey is just trying to make Edith look bad.

5. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?
(a) Edith.
(b) Mrs. Markey.
(c) Ede.
(d) Billy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

3. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?

4. What does the narrator say, on page 6, is the "real business of the afternoon"?

5. What is Mrs. Markey's first concern when Ede and Billy are arguing over the teddy bear?

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