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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Fiction.
(b) Satire.
(c) Morality play.
(d) Parody.

2. What famous actress did Bombeck claim to worry about going bald?
(a) Carol Channing.
(b) Lauren Bacall.
(c) Lucille Ball.
(d) Liza Minnelli.

3. What did Bombeck's son cite specifically as being an article of clothing he wears several times before washing it?
(a) His baseball hat.
(b) His gym socks.
(c) His lucky underwear.
(d) His baseball jersey.

4. According to Bombeck's mother, why did she name her daughter "Erma"?
(a) She wanted to name her daughter after her grandmother.
(b) She claimed it was easy to remember.
(c) She wanted her daughter to stand out in a crowd.
(d) She wanted her daughter to have a classic name.

5. What was Bombeck unable to secure for her family in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"
(a) A playgroup.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A babysitter.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"

2. Of what did Lorraine Suggs accuse her husband?

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

4. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?

5. In "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" what exists in order to break up the action of a piece?

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