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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Turns around to confront Joe again.
(c) Punches Joe in the face.
(d) Walks out the door.

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

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

4. When John walks into the Markey house, what is the first thing that Edith tells him?
(a) He needs to defend his daughter.
(b) His lateness caused her to lose her temper.
(c) Mrs. Markey has been calling her names.
(d) The Markeys are throwing her out of the house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the page 4 phrase "the moon was out, shining with proud brilliance on the thin sugary snow"?

2. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

3. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?

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

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

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