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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides "rude," what does Edith call Mrs. Markey on page 10?
(a) "Common."
(b) "Snippy."
(c) "Fool."
(d) "Fat."

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

3. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?
(a) Relief and freedom.
(b) Solidarity and defiance.
(c) Anxiety and exhilaration.
(d) Shame and embarrassment.

4. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?
(a) Amusing.
(b) Wondrous.
(c) Vivid.
(d) Bewildering.

5. After they leave the Markeys' house, why does John watch to make sure that Edith has reached their own walkway?
(a) He is concerned that she will get into another argument with Mrs. Markey.
(b) He wants her safely out of the way before he and Joe fight.
(c) He does not want her to overhear what he is about to say to Joe.
(d) He wants his daughter to get out of the cold December air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?

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

3. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?

4. As John walks to the Markeys' house, what is he wondering about?

5. What technique is used on page 3 when John's life is described as "a series of struggles up a series of rugged hills"?

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