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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 - 166.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would drive a mother crazy if the child were to meet that parent at the door with this?
(a) A list of phone messages from the previous week.
(b) Complaints about the other kids.
(c) A torn up living room because of the dog.
(d) Dirty dishes.

2. What law did Bombeck decide should exist in "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) A camera should shut off automatically when it falls into the hands of a child.
(b) There is a limit as to who could use a camera.
(c) All cameras should subtract twenty pounds.
(d) The developers should throw away any unflattering pictures.

3. What did Bombeck once claim she would be if she did not emphasize the truthfulness in recounting her son's bad habits?
(a) A traitor to women.
(b) A liar.
(c) An irresponsible writer.
(d) A terrible mother.

4. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?
(a) She drank all of her wine.
(b) She bought a pound of cannabis.
(c) She sprayed room deoderizer under her arm.
(d) She opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.

5. Why did Bombeck dislike several fashion trends?
(a) They were mostly for teenagers.
(b) Her measurements are not proportional.
(c) She was too short.
(d) They cheapened the fashion of an earlier decade.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many meals did Bombeck's son claim to have capacity?

2. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"

3. What did Bombeck's child need in order to come home from college in "How to Speak Child Fluently?"

4. In "Illegal Possession of Junk Food," what would Bombeck sell on a trial basis to trick kids into eating better?

5. Where did Bombeck find the dried French fry in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"

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