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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 - 166.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Bombeck's friends' opinions on game shows?
(a) They believed they were bad you.
(b) They gambled on them.
(c) They used them to learn new facts.
(d) They were obsessed with them.

2. What sort of shoes did Bombeck find particularly painful?
(a) Platform shoes.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Gogo boots.
(d) Open-toed high heels.

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

4. 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 family rocking chair.
(c) The antique trunk.
(d) The dining room table.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of bikini was a trend in "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me"?

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

3. What did Bombeck's butcher begin to offer her in "Have a Good Day?"

4. Of what would Bombeck find remnants of in handbags from her mother?

5. What was Bombeck unable to secure for her family in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"

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