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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?
(a) Mother of the Month.
(b) Mother of the Year.
(c) The Thinking Mother's Mother.
(d) Mother Maryress.

2. According to her daughter's announcement, what was about to be made illegal because of a bill in Congress?
(a) Cannabis.
(b) Tin cans.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Aerosol spray cans.

3. 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 had decided to switch schools without telling her.
(c) He was using the note to get her signature for something else.
(d) He forgot about the note, showing it was not necessary.

4. What did Bombeck cite as something that should never be considered "an act of war?"
(a) A baby spitting up on one's shoulder.
(b) A baby splashing water on an adult.
(c) A baby throwing food.
(d) A baby waking up the parents by crying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of shoes did Bombeck find particularly painful?

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

3. For what reasons did Bombeck tear a strip of wallpaper down in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"

4. At the end of "How to Speak Child Fluently," where had one of Bombeck's children crashed a car?

5. What was Bombeck's example of a typical topic on a game show?

(see the answer key)

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