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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bombeck's final pet peeve with her husband in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?
(a) Talking back to the radio.
(b) Not taking out the garbage.
(c) Running late.
(d) Not putting gas in the car.

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) Bourbon.
(b) Water.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

3. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Move to a duplex and give their kids the other side on their own.
(b) Move to New York City.
(c) Move to England.
(d) Move into their own apartment.

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

5. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?
(a) Sending the children to school.
(b) Assigning chores.
(c) Knowing what their children were always doing.
(d) Taking control of the car radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"

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

3. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?

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

5. In "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what was the problem not discussed that destroyed marriages?

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