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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me," what aspect of fashion trends did Bombeck discuss?
(a) The way trends begin.
(b) The shortness of trends.
(c) The tendencies of trends to repeat.
(d) The disdain to those carrying on past trends.

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

3. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?
(a) The leg of their tennis panties.
(b) Their ball-handler.
(c) Their bra.
(d) Their weaker hand.

4. What was I.Dunno incapable of doing on time?
(a) Being on time for curfew.
(b) Turning in homework assignments.
(c) Letting the parents know about important school events.
(d) Returning library books.

5. What trends did Bombeck claim she had a hard time accepting fully in "Have a Good Day"?
(a) Exercising.
(b) Cooking gourmet food every night.
(c) Vegetarianism.
(d) Recycling.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did Bombeck's husband think of her analogy in "How to Speak Child Fluently?"

3. In Bombeck's analogy for children, why is their success bittersweet?

4. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?

5. Of what would Bombeck find remnants of in handbags from her mother?

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