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

2. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?
(a) Offer her lower prices on meat.
(b) Allow her to write a column about his customers.
(c) Give her lessons in properly preparing chicken for pasta.
(d) Visit her house to evaluate what she did wrong in cooking a roast.

3. 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?
(a) Mailbox.
(b) Bank.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Pharmacy.

4. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?
(a) Her furnace.
(b) Her windowsill in the sunroom.
(c) Her bathtub.
(d) The heat of her underarms.

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 was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?

2. How many people did Bombeck cite as being necessary for driving a shopping cart?

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

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

5. What would drive a mother crazy if the child were to meet that parent at the door with this?

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