View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Read the following statement: "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." Of what is that statement an example in Bombeck's son's paper?
(a) Teaching lessons.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Humor.
(d) Punishment.

3. What did Bombeck's husband think of her analogy in "How to Speak Child Fluently?"
(a) He did not care for it.
(b) He believed it was exaggerated.
(c) He thought it was silly.
(d) He liked it.

4. What sort of bikini was a trend in "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me"?
(a) One-piece bikini.
(b) Diaper bikini.
(c) Three piece bikini.
(d) Pink polka dot bikini.

5. At the end of "How to Speak Child Fluently," where had one of Bombeck's children crashed a car?
(a) Their other car.
(b) The tree in their front yard.
(c) The garage door.
(d) The neighbor's mailbox.

6. In "Joe Carter's Jubilance and Excitement Seminar," how many aspects of decorum were listed?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

7. What did Bombeck's son cite specifically as being an article of clothing he wears several times before washing it?
(a) His baseball jersey.
(b) His gym socks.
(c) His baseball hat.
(d) His lucky underwear.

8. For what offense would Bombeck not be convicted, according to "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) Punishing her husband for pushing her too far after his camera prank.
(b) Refusing mugshots.
(c) Destroying her husband's camera.
(d) Running a red light.

9. What did Bombeck cite as being a problem with "The Star Spangled Banner?"
(a) Too many people do not know the words.
(b) The melody could hurt nonprofessional singers.
(c) Too many people deviate from the melody when singing it before a ballgame.
(d) The song is too long.

10. Of what would Bombeck find remnants of in handbags from her mother?
(a) False eyelashes.
(b) Rouge.
(c) Hair curlers.
(d) Lipstick.

11. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"
(a) When they have to do a reshoot.
(b) When they have to run down the aisle.
(c) When they experience a coronary.
(d) When they have to stand next to the lucky winner.

12. What did Bombeck discover about her son's return to school in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"
(a) He had been expelled.
(b) He was using the note to get her signature for something else.
(c) He forgot about the note, showing it was not necessary.
(d) He had decided to switch schools without telling her.

13. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?
(a) Have her husband take care of the errands.
(b) Send her child inside.
(c) Grow longer arms.
(d) Take her business elsewhere.

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

15. In "A Baby's Bill of Rights," for what offense would Bombeck assign a penalty?
(a) Waking the baby to show him off to visitors.
(b) Dressing the baby like a doll.
(c) Using baby talk.
(d) Tossing the baby in the air after eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health," what did Bombeck's son need to return to school?

2. When "[staggering] the IRS men", what would a winning game show contestant be carrying?

3. What did Bombeck's son believe would happen if he followed his mother's wishes in "Search and Seizure Rights in the Laundry Room?"

4. What joke did Bombeck's husband once play on her in "Register Camera Nuts?"

5. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 726 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample