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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"
(a) The surgeon general's misleading warning about caffeine.
(b) Her attempts to wean herself off of coffee.
(c) Her attempts to switch from coffee to tea.
(d) A coffee boycott.

2. What was Bombeck unable to secure for her family in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"
(a) A doctor.
(b) A babysitter.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A playgroup.

3. What was Bombeck's final pet peeve with her husband in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?
(a) Not taking out the garbage.
(b) Talking back to the radio.
(c) Not putting gas in the car.
(d) Running late.

4. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?
(a) Cook itself to the children's specifications.
(b) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.
(c) Put itself away.
(d) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.

5. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her best friend's sons.

6. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?
(a) When their homework was due.
(b) Where their sibling was hiding.
(c) When their friend was coming over.
(d) Whether anyone would like liver for dinner.

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

8. 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 rupture a neck vein.
(c) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.
(d) He would go back to work.

9. What was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?
(a) A sudden muscle cramp.
(b) Retying a shoe.
(c) Claiming dehydration.
(d) Problems with the tape wrapped around the tennis handle.

10. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Her decision to move to Paris.
(b) Her death.
(c) Her retirement.
(d) Her elopement with Cary Grant.

11. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?
(a) Allow her to write a column about his customers.
(b) Offer her lower prices on meat.
(c) Give her lessons in properly preparing chicken for pasta.
(d) Visit her house to evaluate what she did wrong in cooking a roast.

12. What was better than backhand, according to Bombeck's tennis advice?
(a) Rushing around a served ball.
(b) Claiming a line foul after the ball was served.
(c) Taunting the server.
(d) Letting the ball go out of bounds.

13. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Morality play.
(b) Parody.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Satire.

14. What did Bombeck's butcher begin to offer her in "Have a Good Day?"
(a) Motorcycle lessons.
(b) An apprenticeship.
(c) A low price on good cuts of meat.
(d) Cooking lessons.

15. According to a magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what was the career woman's job?
(a) Architect.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was I.Dunno incapable of doing on time?

2. According to Bombeck, what was the only reason a man would snore?

3. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?

4. According to her daughter's announcement, what was about to be made illegal because of a bill in Congress?

5. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?

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