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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was less expensive than traveling in the traditional manner?
(a) Using a travel agent.
(b) Tour packages.
(c) Going to Europe by boat.
(d) Traveling in a group.

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

3. What reassures Bombeck, in the "Epilogue," that their children still need her and her husband's help and guidance?
(a) They hear their daughter complaining about her schoolwork.
(b) They hear their son scrape his car up against the house again.
(c) They hear their son listening to his favorite music too loud.
(d) They hear their children calling for them with questions about dinner.

4. How did Bombeck feel about the magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"
(a) She felt enraged by the author's assumptions about women.
(b) She felt disturbed by the working woman's robotic tone.
(c) She felt as if she did not measure up.
(d) She felt inspired by the article.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of Bombeck's list in "You Never Loved Me"?

2. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?

3. What did Bombeck note about sportscasters' language in "No One Wins"?

4. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"

5. What did Bombeck believe a baby should be allowed to decide?

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