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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 Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?
(a) She should not be allowed to go to the next party.
(b) She should be spanked.
(c) She should have to give Billy one of her toys.
(d) She should have to apologize to Billy.

2. What is implied about the sudden end to the phone conversation between Edith and John when she tells him about the baby party?
(a) Ede has pulled the phone out of her mother's hand.
(b) Edith is angry at her husband and has hung up on him.
(c) The unreliable phone service in the suburbs has cut out.
(d) John hears his boss coming and quickly ends the personal call.

3. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?
(a) Mimics Mrs. Markey.
(b) Shoves Billy to the floor.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Throws the teddy bear at Billy.

4. What does Ede think the stuffed bear that Billy is holding is?
(a) A dog.
(b) A monster.
(c) A cat.
(d) A monkey.

5. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?
(a) They behave "like little animals."
(b) They behave "remarkably well."
(c) They behave "tolerably, given the circumstances."
(d) They behave "like little statesmen."

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Androses know the Markeys?

2. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

3. As John walks to the Markeys' house, what is he wondering about?

4. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?

5. After they leave the Markeys' house, why does John watch to make sure that Edith has reached their own walkway?

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