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

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 best friend's sons.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her husband.

2. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Her retirement.
(b) Her decision to move to Paris.
(c) Her elopement with Cary Grant.
(d) Her death.

3. What did Bombeck attempt to recite in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV series?" that ended up not being funny?
(a) Children's jokes.
(b) Limericks.
(c) One-liners.
(d) Oscar Wilde monologues.

4. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) They did not know what qualified as a dressing nicely.
(b) They did not know that nudity was not a choice.
(c) They did not know that their summer clothes were hand-me-downs.
(d) They did now know that they were all wearing boy's clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" what exists in order to break up the action of a piece?

2. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?

3. What did Bombeck claim her husband sounded like in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

4. When her family mourned Bombeck's imaginary death in "Is There Life After Mine?" what did they regret the most?

5. What was Bombeck never able to see in a movie because of her husband's bad habit in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

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