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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 technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Antistrophe.
(d) Epizeuxis.

2. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?
(a) Edith bursting into tears.
(b) A party guest comes back to get her forgotten purse.
(c) Billy and Ede beginning to play together happily.
(d) Mrs. Markey going to fetch Edith's coat.

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

4. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?
(a) Ideas that flow continuously without waiting for a response.
(b) Ideas that are more fantasy than reality.
(c) Ideas that have no logical connection.
(d) Ideas that are more emotional than rational.

5. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?
(a) John understands that fatherhood, like most things, is imperfect.
(b) John takes pride in making sure that his daughter has everything she needs.
(c) John is aware that his daughter is spoiled, but he loves her anyway.
(d) John's earlier battles with illness and poverty make him especially grateful for his child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?

2. What word best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?

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

4. What begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?

5. 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?

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