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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 Mrs. Markey's first concern when Ede and Billy are arguing over the teddy bear?
(a) Whether her guests are upset.
(b) Whether Billy or Ede started the trouble.
(c) Whether the children have gotten their clothing dirty.
(d) Whether Billy is physically hurt.

2. What does Ede do when Billy tries to get his toy back from her?
(a) Hides under the dining room table with the toy.
(b) Cries for her mother.
(c) Pushes Billy down deliberately.
(d) Hits Billy in the face.

3. In the passage that describes the babies trying to get into the kitchen, how does the narrator's diction create a comic effect?
(a) Through contrast.
(b) Through understatement.
(c) Through parody.
(d) Through double entendre.

4. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "the weary merry-go-round of the commuting train"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of "amity" as it is used on page 5?

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

3. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?

4. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

5. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?

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