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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 best describes the narrator's tone toward modern parenting practices?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Confused.
(d) Skeptical.

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

3. What are the children doing when Edith and Ede arrive at the party?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Eating candy.
(c) Playing a game.
(d) Watching a magician.

4. When Edith tells Ede, on page 8, that she is a "bad girl," what does Ede do?
(a) Hides.
(b) Shrugs.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

5. To John Andros, what does Ede represent?
(a) His arrival into adulthood.
(b) His and Edith's love.
(c) His ability to provide for others.
(d) His own life continuing through her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the page 3 phrase "her eyes with their irises of morning blue"?

2. What is comical about the fight between Joe and John?

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 does Mrs. Markey say should be the consequence of Ede's behavior?

5. Why does Mr. Markey go upstairs after the altercation between Billy and Ede?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does the narrator give for the children's good behavior?

2. What does John tell Edith about how he ended up fighting Joe, and what is the truth?

3. Describe the setting of "The Baby Party."

4. How does Mrs. Markey respond to Edith's laughter?

5. How does Edith prepare Ede for the party, and why?

6. What is John's response to Edith's request that he stop by the baby party, and why?

7. How does Edith feel about talking to Mrs. Markey?

8. What time does Edith Andros arrive at the baby party, and why?

9. Before John arrives at the party, why is Edith irritated with him?

10. What does Edith see when she first arrives at the baby party?

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