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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?
(a) Her windowsill in the sunroom.
(b) Her bathtub.
(c) Her furnace.
(d) The heat of her underarms.

2. 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?
(a) He would go back to work.
(b) He would rupture a neck vein.
(c) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.
(d) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.

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

4. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her best friend's sons.

5. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?
(a) Grounding in their rooms through the teenage years.
(b) Forbidding them to get their driver's license.
(c) Taking away allowances.
(d) Increasing the household chores to fill their days.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?

2. What was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?

3. How did Bombeck feel about the magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"

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

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

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