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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word does Mrs. Markey use on page 9 that infuriates Edith?
(a) "Monster."
(b) "Goblin."
(c) "Spoiled."
(d) "Brat."
2. What interrupts Edith's thoughts about John as the party is winding down?
(a) Mrs. Markey suggests that Edith might want to call John.
(b) Ede pushes Billy down and Billy cries out.
(c) Billy opens a present and Ede asks her mother what it is.
(d) The doorbell rings and another father enters the room.
3. On page 6, how does the narrator characterize the behavior of the children at the party?
(a) They behave "like little statesmen."
(b) They behave "tolerably, given the circumstances."
(c) They behave "remarkably well."
(d) They behave "like little animals."
4. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?
(a) Ede.
(b) Edith.
(c) Billy.
(d) Mrs. Markey.
5. How long is the fight between John and Joe?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?
2. What does Edith feel when she joins Ede in her misbehavior?
3. What does Edith tell John she thought that he and Joe were going to do when she went back into the house?
4. What word does Mrs. Markey use to describe Ede on page 5 that Edith takes as a potential criticism?
5. What interrupts the argument between Joe and John?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Edith feel about talking to Mrs. Markey?
2. How does the dispute between Ede and Billy begin, and what happens during their argument?
3. What reason does the narrator give for the children's good behavior?
4. What does Edith see when she first arrives at the baby party?
5. How do John and Joe end up fighting?
6. What is John's response to Edith's request that he stop by the baby party, and why?
7. How does Mrs. Markey respond to Edith's laughter?
8. What does John hear when he approaches the Markeys' house, and what is his response?
9. How does Edith prepare Ede for the party, and why?
10. Describe the setting of "The Baby Party."
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