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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 has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Table manners.
(b) Basic household chores.
(c) Listening to her.
(d) Taking messages on the phone.

2. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?
(a) Understanding that they must wash their hands after handling raw meat.
(b) Putting the food in the pan when it was time to heat it up.
(c) Rinsing the vegetables before consumption.
(d) Eating enough vegetables.

3. What did Bombeck's children claim the adults would have problems managing in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Maintenance.
(b) Money.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Isolation.

4. What was better than backhand, according to Bombeck's tennis advice?
(a) Claiming a line foul after the ball was served.
(b) Rushing around a served ball.
(c) Taunting the server.
(d) Letting the ball go out of bounds.

5. For what reasons did Bombeck want to recognize Lorraine Suggs as a mother?
(a) She raised ten children on her own.
(b) She raised the perfect children, in Bombeck's eyes.
(c) She managed her own business at home, which let her remain a stay-at-home mom.
(d) She took care of her family while her husband was constantly out of town on business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck's mother ask for in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" when Bombeck puts a halt to all of the action?

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

3. When her family mourned Bombeck's imaginary death in "Is There Life After Mine?" what did they regret the most?

4. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck admit to being?

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

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