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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Bombeck have felt self-conscious during "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"
(a) Her children were acting up.
(b) Her muffler was really loud.
(c) She knew she was being filmed in the drive-through lane.
(d) She could not figure out how to work the ATM.

2. What was Bombeck worried that scientists would discover?
(a) Pantyhose would be bad for you.
(b) Wine had no health benefits.
(c) Exercise decreased one's lifespan.
(d) Lettuce was fattening.

3. What was Bombeck's example of a typical topic on a game show?
(a) Current Senators.
(b) Brechtian theater.
(c) Fuel formula.
(d) Pop psychology.

4. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Father of the Decade.
(b) Father and Martyr.
(c) Husband of the Month.
(d) Absent Father of Last Decade.

5. In "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me," what aspect of fashion trends did Bombeck discuss?
(a) The disdain to those carrying on past trends.
(b) The shortness of trends.
(c) The way trends begin.
(d) The tendencies of trends to repeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many meals did Bombeck's son claim to have capacity?

2. What accounted for Bombeck's mother's shrunken finger in "Beauty?"

3. In Bombeck's imagined game show scenario, what would the woman initially win?

4. During "Search and Seizure Rights in the Laundry Room," what did Bombeck's son claim was impossible for him to do?

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

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