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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?
(a) When their homework was due.
(b) Where their sibling was hiding.
(c) When their friend was coming over.
(d) Whether anyone would like liver for dinner.

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

3. What did Bombeck's butcher begin to offer her in "Have a Good Day?"
(a) A low price on good cuts of meat.
(b) An apprenticeship.
(c) Motorcycle lessons.
(d) Cooking lessons.

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

5. According to her daughter's announcement, what was about to be made illegal because of a bill in Congress?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Cannabis.
(c) Aerosol spray cans.
(d) Tin cans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck claim people only saw when discussing Tom Suggs and his career?

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

3. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

4. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

5. What has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"

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