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Erma Bombeck

If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? Quiz

Erma Bombeck
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1)

Of what did Lorraine Suggs accuse her husband? (from Pages 41 - 86)

Being too strict on the kids.
Cheating on her.
Ignoring his family.
Intentionally making a mess when he was home.
2)

When the yard finally recovered from years of his son's activities, why was Mike's father unable to see it? (from Pages 167 - 213)

His vision grew worse as he aged.
He was too busy mourning his son's death.
Mike's car was in the way.
He was too busy remembering his son as a child.
3)

In "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health," what did Bombeck's son need to return to school? (from Pages 87 - 128)

A note.
A binder.
His medical history.
His psychological evaluation.
4)

What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do? (from Pages 41 - 86)

Give her lessons in properly preparing chicken for pasta.
Visit her house to evaluate what she did wrong in cooking a roast.
Allow her to write a column about his customers.
Offer her lower prices on meat.
5)

What did Bombeck believe a baby should be allowed to decide? (from Pages 87 - 128)

The baby should be allowed to decide whether to eat baby food.
The baby should be allowed to decide whether they want a playdate.
The baby should be allowed to decide whether they want to be dressed up all of the time.
The baby should be allowed to decide whether they want to be passed around at parties.
6)

Why would Bombeck have felt self-conscious during "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?" (from Pages 87 - 128)

She could not figure out how to work the ATM.
Her muffler was really loud.
She knew she was being filmed in the drive-through lane.
Her children were acting up.
7)

What first caused the grass in the father's side lawn to die in "Mike and the Grass?" (from Pages 167 - 213)

Their hot tub.
The shadow from his children's favorite tree.
His son's sandbox.
His wife's garden.
8)

What was the subject of Bombeck's list in "You Never Loved Me"? (from Pages 167 - 213)

She was asking her child to continue find their way in life.
She was apologizing for ever wronging her child.
She was listing ways she proved her love to her child.
She was listing reasons she was so strict on her child.
9)

In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," which of the following is not one of the places Bombeck listed as examples of when to use a drive-through window? (from Pages 87 - 128)

Pharmacy.
Bank.
Restaurant.
Mailbox.
10)

What was Bombeck unable to find when her son needed a particular object to return to school? (from Pages 87 - 128)

His health card.
Paper.
Crayons.
His birth certificate.
11)

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? (from Pages 129 - 166)

Punishment.
Common sense.
Humor.
Teaching lessons.
12)

How did Bombeck sarcastically refer to the restaurant they walked into in "The Right to Declare War?" (from Pages 87 - 128)

A grocery store.
A house of horrors.
A college dorm.
A meat locker.
13)

After her son moves out, into what does Bombeck transform his bedroom? (from Pages 87 - 128)

A storage space.
An exercise room.
A guest room.
A television room.
14)

What is significant about several of the essays following "The Trick is Knowing When to Laugh?" (from Pages 167 - 213)

Bombeck promised to use any of them in a later book if someone thought they were really funny.
Bombeck decided to write them from different points-of-view.
Bombeck has begun to question her career as a writer.
Bombeck started to talk about her upcoming retirement.
15)

To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?" (from Pages 41 - 86)

The surgeon general's misleading warning about caffeine.
Her attempts to switch from coffee to tea.
Her attempts to wean herself off of coffee.
A coffee boycott.
16)

Of what would Bombeck find remnants of in handbags from her mother? (from Pages 129 - 166)

False eyelashes.
Rouge.
Hair curlers.
Lipstick.
17)

According to Bombeck's example on the absurdities of life in "The Trick is Knowing When to Laugh," what will always happen to the one working pen in the house? (from Pages 167 - 213)

It will explode in her purse.
It will get thrown away by accident.
It will be left at the bank.
It will be dropped in the washing machine.
18)

Why would Bombeck's theoretical winning contestant have been disqualified from the coat? (from Pages 129 - 166)

It was last year's style.
It would not have been in her size.
It did not match her hair.
It gifted to someone else.
19)

How does Bombeck describe her family in "I'm Laughing So Hard I Can't Stop Crying?" (from Pages 167 - 213)

Talented.
Hilarious.
Average.
Combative.
20)

What accounted for Bombeck's mother's shrunken finger in "Beauty?" (from Pages 167 - 213)

A constant sprain from doing laundry.
A broken finger for which she did not see a doctor.
Years of a wedding band.
Her skills on the guitar.
21)

For how many meals did Bombeck's son claim to have capacity? (from Pages 87 - 128)

Six.
Five.
Eight.
Seven.
22)

In "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me," what aspect of fashion trends did Bombeck discuss? (from Pages 129 - 166)

The shortness of trends.
The tendencies of trends to repeat.
The disdain to those carrying on past trends.
The way trends begin.
23)

In "Illegal Possession of Junk Food," what would Bombeck sell on a trial basis to trick kids into eating better? (from Pages 87 - 128)

Freshly baked cookies.
Fresh vegetables.
Milkshakes.
Fresh fruit.
24)

Who did Bombeck claim to have discovered as her clothing designer? (from Pages 129 - 166)

Number 32.
Made in Taiwan.
K-Mart Brand.
Inspector 56.
25)

Why did Bombeck begin to brown-nose her butcher? (from Pages 41 - 86)

She found that he sells special cuts of meat to his favorite customers.
She accidentally insulted his profession.
The price of meat went up.
She was afraid that he was about to quit the butcher shop.
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