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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 joke did Bombeck's husband once play on her in "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) He pretended all of their vacation photos were ruined.
(b) He pretended to lose their film.
(c) He pretended to take a picture of her hips.
(d) He pretended to take a picture of her first thing in the morning.

2. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Absent Father of Last Decade.
(b) Husband of the Month.
(c) Father and Martyr.
(d) Father of the Decade.

3. Where did Bombeck find the pencil nub?
(a) Dryer lint trap.
(b) Bottom of her son's bookbag.
(c) Trash can.
(d) Her husband's wallet.

4. 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"?
(a) The opening credits.
(b) The murder victim before the victim's death.
(c) The new couple's first date.
(d) The movie trailers.

5. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?
(a) Eating enough vegetables.
(b) Understanding that they must wash their hands after handling raw meat.
(c) Rinsing the vegetables before consumption.
(d) Putting the food in the pan when it was time to heat it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing when a child should call their parent with an emergency at work, what piece of furniture was taken into consideration?

2. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?

3. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"

4. How did Bombeck sarcastically refer to the restaurant they walked into in "The Right to Declare War?"

5. Where did Bombeck feel particularly self-conscious in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

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