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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Bombeck, what was not necessary for tennis?
(a) Coordination.
(b) Knowledge of the sport.
(c) Speed.
(d) Concentration.

3. What was the name of Bombeck's son's paper?
(a) "Things My Mother Taught Me."
(b) "Why My Mother Gave Me Independence."
(c) "Why My Mother Is The Funniest Person I Know."
(d) "Why My Mother Loves Me."

4. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?
(a) Cathie.
(b) Allie.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Stacie.

5. How did Bombeck sarcastically refer to the restaurant they walked into in "The Right to Declare War?"
(a) A meat locker.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A college dorm.
(d) A house of horrors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Bombeck begin to brown-nose her butcher?

3. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?

4. What did Bombeck once claim she would be if she did not emphasize the truthfulness in recounting her son's bad habits?

5. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

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