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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was a doctor's appointment no longer an excusable absence at work?
(a) The employee needed to keep their health insurance costs down.
(b) The employee can only leave for doctor's appointments for the children.
(c) The office could not confirm if the employee had a doctor's appointment.
(d) If the person is well enough to go the doctor, they are well enough to work.

2. When discussing when a child should call their parent with an emergency at work, what piece of furniture was taken into consideration?
(a) The sofa without Scotch Guard.
(b) The dining room table.
(c) The family rocking chair.
(d) The antique trunk.

3. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Move to England.
(b) Move to a duplex and give their kids the other side on their own.
(c) Move into their own apartment.
(d) Move to New York City.

4. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"
(a) The operations cost the company too much money.
(b) The employee was hired in complete condition and, thus, must stay that way.
(c) Too many people were using superfluous operations as an excuse for a vacation.
(d) Employers no longer believed in surgery.

5. What has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Basic household chores.
(b) Listening to her.
(c) Taking messages on the phone.
(d) Table manners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"

2. What famous actress did Bombeck claim to worry about going bald?

3. What did Bombeck claim her husband sounded like in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

4. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?

5. According to Bombeck, what was not necessary for tennis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bombeck achieve lower costs with her butcher?

2. Discuss I. Dunno.

3. What did Bombeck claim about remembering children's names in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

4. What were some of the considerations Bombeck claimed children should think about before calling a parent at work?

5. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress in "Have a Good Day?"

6. Describe Bombeck's tennis tips in "The Varicose Open."

7. Describe Bombeck's humor.

8. According to "Primer for Imaginative Children," what had become the typical office's stance on doctor's appointments and surgeries?

9. According to "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what were some of the differences between men and women that should be discussed prior to the wedding?

10. With what issue did Bombeck struggle in "The Varicose Open" and why?

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