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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bombeck find the dried French fry in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"
(a) Her son's saxophone case.
(b) Her son's binder.
(c) Her son's shoestrings to his gym shoes.
(d) Her son's backpack.

2. In Bombeck's analogy for children, why is their success bittersweet?
(a) They will never come home again.
(b) They will not need to rely exclusively on you anymore.
(c) They will soon break free.
(d) A mother no longer knows their children best.

3. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?
(a) To sue backseat drivers.
(b) To remove anyone who got sick in teh car.
(c) To silence the children.
(d) To dissolve a family relationship.

4. After her son moves out, into what does Bombeck transform his bedroom?
(a) A storage space.
(b) A television room.
(c) An exercise room.
(d) A guest room.

5. What would amaze Bombeck about the game shows?
(a) The excitement of the winners.
(b) The uniform beauty of the game show assistants.
(c) The women's knowledge.
(d) The game show host's cheesiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"

2. What did Bombeck's child need in order to come home from college in "How to Speak Child Fluently?"

3. What did Bombeck believe a baby should be allowed to decide?

4. In "The Varicose Open," what would Bombeck not have allowed to grow together?

5. Where would the winning contestant's trip take them in Bombeck's game show scenario?

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