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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 are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?
(a) Eating candy.
(b) Watching a magician.
(c) Playing a game.
(d) Dancing.

2. At the end of the story, what does John tell Edith he expects her to do?
(a) Teach Ede better manners.
(b) Apologize to Mrs. Markey.
(c) Stop going over to the Markeys' house.
(d) Punish Ede for shoving Billy.

3. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?
(a) Rivalry.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Compromise.
(d) Friendship.

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

5. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?
(a) Through double entendre.
(b) Through understatement.
(c) Through contrast.
(d) Through parody.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?

2. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?

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

4. When Ede and Billy argue over the teddy bear, what is Joe Markey's initial response?

5. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?

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