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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 was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?
(a) Claiming dehydration.
(b) Retying a shoe.
(c) Problems with the tape wrapped around the tennis handle.
(d) A sudden muscle cramp.

2. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?
(a) Their weaker hand.
(b) The leg of their tennis panties.
(c) Their bra.
(d) Their ball-handler.

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

4. 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 family rocking chair.
(c) The antique trunk.
(d) The dining room table.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was better than backhand, according to Bombeck's tennis advice?

2. According to Bombeck, what was the only reason a man would snore?

3. According to Bombeck, what do children wrongly believe in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

4. Of what did Lorraine Suggs accuse her husband?

5. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"

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