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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 begins to happen after the children have their cake and ice cream?
(a) The children become fussy.
(b) Guests begin to leave the party.
(c) Billy begins to open his presents.
(d) The mothers begin to plan another baby party.

2. What does John hear as he is heading back into his house after the fight?
(a) The sound of the later train that he usually takes home from work.
(b) An argument starting between Joe and Mrs. Markey.
(c) A police siren approaching the house.
(d) The sound of Ede's laughter from inside his house.

3. Why does Ede begin to cry shortly after her father arrives at the Markeys' house?
(a) She does not want to leave the party.
(b) She is overtired and wants her father to pay attention to her.
(c) She hears Mr. Markey call both her and her mother insulting names.
(d) She is confused and upset by all of the shouting.

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

5. What word describes John's attitude toward Joe during their argument?
(a) Wounded.
(b) Pitying.
(c) Contemptuous.
(d) Ambivalent.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Ede do right after Mrs. Markey says that she does not find the situation funny?

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

4. What does the narrator mean by "even his feeling about his little girl was qualified" (3)?

5. How long is the fight between John and Joe?

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