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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 128.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what does Bombeck discuss as being no longer fulfilling for women?
(a) Housework.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Having children.
(d) Marriage.

2. What was Bombeck unable to find when her son needed a particular object to return to school?
(a) His birth certificate.
(b) Crayons.
(c) Paper.
(d) His health card.

3. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?
(a) Send her child inside.
(b) Have her husband take care of the errands.
(c) Grow longer arms.
(d) Take her business elsewhere.

4. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?
(a) School social.
(b) Football game.
(c) School picture day.
(d) Last day of school.

5. How did Bombeck sarcastically refer to the restaurant they walked into in "The Right to Declare War?"
(a) A house of horrors.
(b) A college dorm.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A meat locker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck's son cite specifically as being an article of clothing he wears several times before washing it?

2. According to Bombeck, after driving the mother crazy, what would happen to the father if a child were to meet them at the door after work?

3. What does Bombeck worry her son will never do?

4. According to Bombeck, what do children wrongly believe in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

5. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?

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