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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41 - 86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Bombeck claim to be unable to store a second tennis ball like other women?
(a) She did not have enough room in her tennis panties.
(b) She was never able to talk her child into being in charge of the tennis balls.
(c) She needed both hands for tennis.
(d) She did not like having a ball stored in her bra.

2. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?
(a) When their friend was coming over.
(b) Where their sibling was hiding.
(c) When their homework was due.
(d) Whether anyone would like liver for dinner.

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

4. What would drive a mother crazy if the child were to meet that parent at the door with this?
(a) Complaints about the other kids.
(b) Dirty dishes.
(c) A list of phone messages from the previous week.
(d) A torn up living room because of the dog.

5. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?
(a) She sprayed room deoderizer under her arm.
(b) She bought a pound of cannabis.
(c) She drank all of her wine.
(d) She opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?

4. Which of the following did Bombeck not claim to do as a reaction to the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

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

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