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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Bombeck sarcastically refer to the restaurant they walked into in "The Right to Declare War?"
2. Who did Bombeck claim to have discovered as her clothing designer?
3. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?
4. In "How to Speak Child Fluently," how did Bombeck feel about her son's paper?
5. From what months did Bombeck claim to always be cold?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe "Things My Mother Taught Me" and how it made Bombeck feel.
2. What is significant about Bombeck's discovery of false eyelashes in purses from her mother?
3. What were Bombeck's beliefs about kissing?
4. For what reasons did Jackie believe game shows were bad for people?
5. For what reasons was Bombeck always self-conscious about using the drive-in at a bank?
6. How did Bombeck's husband humorously skewer the idealization of her analogy in "How to Speak Child Fluently"?
7. In Bombeck's theoretical game show, what would lead to the winning contestant winning a mink coat?
8. What is "Inspector 56?"
9. What are some of the fashions Bombeck discusses in "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me"?
10. What impressed Bombeck most about the women on game shows?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Bombeck's use of observational humor in "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?" Focus particularly on her anecdotes about her family and how she feels particularly confused by certain trends and ideas in society.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Bombeck's persona. Focus on her neuroses, intelligence, and how she claimed to have been frequently perplexed by her family and society. Develop a clear thesis statement and cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Compose an essay discussing Bombeck's reliance on her humor to understand and comfort herself through different periods in her life. Focus on how it is related to her self-characterization as a perpetually confused naif, her children growing up, and her relationship to her readers. Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.
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