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

2. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"
(a) When they have to run down the aisle.
(b) When they have to stand next to the lucky winner.
(c) When they have to do a reshoot.
(d) When they experience a coronary.

3. What did Bombeck claim people only saw when discussing Tom Suggs and his career?
(a) People claimed he had the perfect opportunity to be unfaithful to his wife.
(b) The downside to being away from one's family.
(c) The positive side of constantly travelling.
(d) People believed he was thoughtless when going on business trips.

4. What did Bombeck once note about the features of a shopping cart?
(a) The steering was off.
(b) One wheel was always loose.
(c) The basket was too small.
(d) It had no brakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what offense would Bombeck not be convicted, according to "Register Camera Nuts?"

2. In "How to Speak Child Fluently," how did Bombeck feel about her son's paper?

3. What would amaze Bombeck about the game shows?

4. What was better than backhand, according to Bombeck's tennis advice?

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

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