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

2. 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?
(a) Tea.
(b) Water.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Coffee.

3. In "Gametime," how long did Bombeck watch game shows?
(a) Several days.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Three days.
(d) Several hours.

4. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?
(a) Their clothing.
(b) Their names.
(c) Their teachers.
(d) Their ages.

5. What does Bombeck worry her son will never do?
(a) Graduate college.
(b) Marry.
(c) Find a career that makes him happy.
(d) Leave their town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?

3. Who did Bombeck claim to have discovered as her clothing designer?

4. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"

5. In "Joe Carter's Jubilance and Excitement Seminar," how many aspects of decorum were listed?

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