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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?
(a) Football game.
(b) Last day of school.
(c) School social.
(d) School picture day.

2. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her best friend's sons.
(d) Her husband.

3. Why was a doctor's appointment no longer an excusable absence at work?
(a) The employee can only leave for doctor's appointments for the children.
(b) The office could not confirm if the employee had a doctor's appointment.
(c) If the person is well enough to go the doctor, they are well enough to work.
(d) The employee needed to keep their health insurance costs down.

4. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck admit to being?
(a) A bad cook.
(b) A total gossip.
(c) A worrier.
(d) A natural born leader.

5. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?
(a) Knowing what their children were always doing.
(b) Taking control of the car radio.
(c) Assigning chores.
(d) Sending the children to school.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was "I. Dontcare?"

4. What would drive a mother crazy if the child were to meet that parent at the door with this?

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

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