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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 did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?
(a) Their teachers.
(b) Their ages.
(c) Their names.
(d) Their clothing.

2. According to "Are Family Vacations Legal," what was illegal in forty-seven states?
(a) Singing cheesy songs in the car.
(b) Pretending it was a mistake to leave one's child behind in a rest room.
(c) Crossing state borders without making a rest stop.
(d) Heckling drivers from other states.

3. During "Primer for Imaginative Children," what should children watch out for with their dog?
(a) They must make sure the dog stays off of the furniture.
(b) They must remember to feed their dog.
(c) They must make sure the dog does not jump the fence.
(d) They must take the dog outside whenever he needs to.

4. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?
(a) She sprayed room deoderizer under her arm.
(b) She bought a pound of cannabis.
(c) She opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.
(d) She drank all of her wine.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

3. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

4. What has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"

5. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?

(see the answer key)

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