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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41 - 86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
(a) Exercising the mind.
(b) Survival.
(c) Living the better life.
(d) Escaping reality.

2. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Move to a duplex and give their kids the other side on their own.
(b) Move to England.
(c) Move to New York City.
(d) Move into their own apartment.

3. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"
(a) Her attempts to wean herself off of coffee.
(b) The surgeon general's misleading warning about caffeine.
(c) Her attempts to switch from coffee to tea.
(d) A coffee boycott.

4. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) They did not know that their summer clothes were hand-me-downs.
(b) They did not know what qualified as a dressing nicely.
(c) They did not know that nudity was not a choice.
(d) They did now know that they were all wearing boy's clothes.

5. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?
(a) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.
(b) Put itself away.
(c) Cook itself to the children's specifications.
(d) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?

2. During "Primer for Imaginative Children," what should children watch out for with their dog?

3. What name did Bombeck's mother use that was closest to her actual name in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

4. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?

5. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?

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