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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 trends did Bombeck claim she had a hard time accepting fully in "Have a Good Day"?
(a) Cooking gourmet food every night.
(b) Vegetarianism.
(c) Recycling.
(d) Exercising.

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?
(a) He would go back to work.
(b) He would rupture a neck vein.
(c) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.
(d) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.

3. What has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Listening to her.
(b) Basic household chores.
(c) Table manners.
(d) Taking messages on the phone.

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

5. In "Illegal Possession of Junk Food," what would Bombeck sell on a trial basis to trick kids into eating better?
(a) Fresh fruit.
(b) Milkshakes.
(c) Fresh vegetables.
(d) Freshly baked cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bombeck, what was notable about using a shopping cart?

2. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?

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

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

5. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?

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