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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy doing as the adults around him begin to argue loudly?

2. What word does the narrator use on page 3 to describe the moments that John spends on the phone with Ede?

3. John enjoys hearing Ede's "non sequiturs" (3). What does this describe in his daughter's speech?

4. When John arrives at the Markeys' door, whom does he hear crying?

5. What causes the two men to stop fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John Andros enjoy about being a father?

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

3. What causes Edith to laugh during the altercation between Ede and Billy?

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

5. What background information does the narrator give about John, and how does this background affect his mood when he is headed for the party?

6. What does John hear when he approaches the Markeys' house, and what is his response?

7. How do the mothers react to Ede, and how does she react to the party?

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

9. What does John Andros see as the drawbacks to being a father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that examines the comic techniques that Fitzgerald uses in "The Baby Party." While it is important to specifically identify these techniques and give examples of their use, remember that the main focus of analytical writing is to explain how the techniques work and how they support meaning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Edith's laughter during the incident at the baby party. Defend your arguments with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about narrative voice in "The Baby Party." Use textual evidence to defend your observations.

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