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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What famous actress did Bombeck claim to worry about going bald?
(a) Carol Channing.
(b) Lauren Bacall.
(c) Liza Minnelli.
(d) Lucille Ball.

3. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Morality play.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Parody.
(d) Satire.

4. In "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what does Bombeck discuss as being no longer fulfilling for women?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Having children.
(c) Going to church.
(d) Housework.

5. According to "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," why would the research rat have died of a heart attack?
(a) It would have had to deal with the noise level of the average household.
(b) It would have needed cleaner air.
(c) It would have played dress-up with the children.
(d) It would have ridden in the car with a teenager who had earned his learner's permit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

3. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?

4. According to Bombeck, what was the only reason a man would snore?

5. According to Bombeck, after driving the mother crazy, what would happen to the father if a child were to meet them at the door after work?

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