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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 ages.
(b) Their names.
(c) Their clothing.
(d) Their teachers.

2. According to Bombeck, what was the only reason a man would snore?
(a) To stay awake.
(b) To scare off the burglars.
(c) To annoy his wife.
(d) To compete with the neighbors.

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

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

5. What did Bombeck's children claim the adults would have problems managing in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Maintenance.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what did Lorraine Suggs accuse her husband?

2. In "The Varicose Open," what would Bombeck not have allowed to grow together?

3. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

4. Where did Bombeck find the dried French fry in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"

5. What was Bombeck's final pet peeve with her husband in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

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