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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What realization did Bombeck have in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?"
(a) She preferred to do household chores while pretending to be in a sitcom.
(b) Her family preferred books over television.
(c) Her family was not funny.
(d) Watching TV was not a bonding experience for her family.

2. What did most people tell Lorraine Suggs about her situation with her family?
(a) She was being taken advantage of by her family.
(b) She had every right to try to divorce her husband for negligence.
(c) She complained too much about being busy.
(d) She was fortunate that her husband was always out-of-town.

3. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?
(a) Stacie.
(b) Cathie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Carrie.

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

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 drank all of her wine.
(c) She bought a pound of cannabis.
(d) She opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?

2. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?

3. According to Bombeck, what do children wrongly believe in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

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

5. What name did Bombeck's mother use that was closest to her actual name in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

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