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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41 - 86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what was the problem not discussed that destroyed marriages?
(a) Literary habits.
(b) Table manners.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Snoring.

2. Why was a doctor's appointment no longer an excusable absence at work?
(a) If the person is well enough to go the doctor, they are well enough to work.
(b) The employee can only leave for doctor's appointments for the children.
(c) The employee needed to keep their health insurance costs down.
(d) The office could not confirm if the employee had a doctor's appointment.

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

4. What realization did Bombeck have in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?"
(a) Her family preferred books over television.
(b) She preferred to do household chores while pretending to be in a sitcom.
(c) Her family was not funny.
(d) Watching TV was not a bonding experience for her family.

5. What did Bombeck's children claim the adults would have problems managing in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Maintenance.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck's butcher begin to offer her in "Have a Good Day?"

2. Who was "I. Dunno," according to Bombeck?

3. Why did Bombeck claim to be unable to store a second tennis ball like other women?

4. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?

5. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck admit to being?

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