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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 167 - 213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bombeck claim her husband sounded like in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?
(a) A train in a tunnel.
(b) A leaky Goodyear blimp.
(c) A muffler with a hole.
(d) A rock concert.

2. What did Bombeck's children claim the adults would have problems managing in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Isolation.
(b) Money.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Maintenance.

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

4. What did Bombeck note about sportscasters' language in "No One Wins"?
(a) Sportscasters curse frequently.
(b) Sportscasters rarely refer to events in the past tense.
(c) Sportscasters always sound overly polished.
(d) Sportcasters use overly-dramatic words when describing a team's loss.

5. For what reasons did Bombeck tear a strip of wallpaper down in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"
(a) She could not find paper and needed to write a note for her son.
(b) She was afraid that she had accidentally covered a treasured wall drawing from her child.
(c) She was growing tired of the pattern.
(d) She needed to find its match at the local hardware store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of shoes did Bombeck find particularly painful?

2. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?

3. To what did Bombeck become addicted while in Europe?

4. What was the name of Bombeck's son's paper?

5. Which of the following did Bombeck not claim to do as a reaction to the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

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