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

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

3. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Imagery.

4. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?
(a) Eating more cake.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Crying.
(d) Playing with his toy.

5. Edith thinks that Mrs. Markey is "snippy" (5). What does she think is true about Mrs. Markey?
(a) She has a stuck-up and short-tempered way of speaking.
(b) She wants to know everything about everyone just so that she can gossip.
(c) Her lack of attention to detail causes problems for others.
(d) Her friendship is fake and she often criticizes people behind their backs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?

2. How old is John Andros?

3. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

4. When John walks into the Markey house, what is the first thing that Edith tells him?

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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