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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When discussing when a child should call their parent with an emergency at work, what piece of furniture was taken into consideration?
(a) The family rocking chair.
(b) The dining room table.
(c) The sofa without Scotch Guard.
(d) The antique trunk.

2. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Move to England.
(b) Move into their own apartment.
(c) Move to New York City.
(d) Move to a duplex and give their kids the other side on their own.

3. In "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" what exists in order to break up the action of a piece?
(a) Commercials.
(b) Bathroom breaks.
(c) Household chores.
(d) Dentist appointments.

4. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?
(a) Mother of the Year.
(b) Mother Maryress.
(c) The Thinking Mother's Mother.
(d) Mother of the Month.

5. According to Bombeck, after driving the mother crazy, what would happen to the father if a child were to meet them at the door after work?
(a) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.
(b) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.
(c) He would go back to work.
(d) He would rupture a neck vein.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When her family mourned Bombeck's imaginary death in "Is There Life After Mine?" what did they regret the most?

3. What was Bombeck never able to see in a movie because of her husband's bad habit in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

4. What did Bombeck's mother ask for in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" when Bombeck puts a halt to all of the action?

5. How did Bombeck feel about the magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"

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