View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
(a) Exercising the mind.
(b) Escaping reality.
(c) Living the better life.
(d) Survival.

2. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?
(a) Their names.
(b) Their clothing.
(c) Their teachers.
(d) Their ages.

3. According to Bombeck, what was the only reason a man would snore?
(a) To stay awake.
(b) To compete with the neighbors.
(c) To annoy his wife.
(d) To scare off the burglars.

4. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Morality play.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Satire.
(d) Parody.

5. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?
(a) Football game.
(b) School picture day.
(c) School social.
(d) Last day of school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous actress did Bombeck claim to worry about going bald?

2. What did Bombeck claim her husband sounded like in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

3. According to Bombeck's mother, why did she name her daughter "Erma"?

4. What name did Bombeck's mother use that was closest to her actual name in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

5. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample