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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Father of the Decade.
(b) Absent Father of Last Decade.
(c) Husband of the Month.
(d) Father and Martyr.

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

3. When discussing when a child should call their parent with an emergency at work, what piece of furniture was taken into consideration?
(a) The sofa without Scotch Guard.
(b) The antique trunk.
(c) The dining room table.
(d) The family rocking chair.

4. What did Bombeck cite as being a problem with "The Star Spangled Banner?"
(a) The melody could hurt nonprofessional singers.
(b) The song is too long.
(c) Too many people deviate from the melody when singing it before a ballgame.
(d) Too many people do not know the words.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bombeck feel particularly self-conscious in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

2. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?

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

4. In "A Baby's Bill of Rights," for what offense would Bombeck assign a penalty?

5. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?

(see the answer key)

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