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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 167 - 213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "I. Dunno," according to Bombeck?
(a) Their homework assignments.
(b) The daily weather.
(c) A spoiled kid.
(d) The dog.

2. How long ago did the jelly from the Bombeck's breakfast expire in "Traveling is So Broadening I Bought a Maternity Dress to Wear Home?"
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Four months.

3. What space flight did Bombeck mention in "Gametime?"
(a) Russian Soyuz XI.
(b) The Challenging II.
(c) Andromeda IX.
(d) Memphis Hope I

4. According to "My Turn," what did women frequently lose their chance to do?
(a) Return to school.
(b) Relinquish holiday hosting duties.
(c) Relax on their birthdays.
(d) Make new friends.

5. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?
(a) To silence the children.
(b) To sue backseat drivers.
(c) To remove anyone who got sick in teh car.
(d) To dissolve a family relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of shoes did Bombeck find particularly painful?

2. What was Bombeck's example of a typical topic on a game show?

3. How much did the deodorant for the new clothes cost?

4. What was significant about the food Bombeck's husband received on their return flight home from Europe?

5. In Bombeck's example of growing older with children in "When Did I Become the Mother and the Mother Become the Child?", what did the daughter do?

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