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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?
(a) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.
(b) Put itself away.
(c) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.
(d) Cook itself to the children's specifications.

2. According to Bombeck, what do children wrongly believe in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"
(a) Children believe parents are clueless.
(b) Children believe their mother loves another child more.
(c) Children believe their parents were never wrong.
(d) Children believe that their parents like working.

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

4. 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) Watching TV was not a bonding experience for her family.
(c) Her family was not funny.
(d) Her family preferred books over television.

5. What was better than backhand, according to Bombeck's tennis advice?
(a) Letting the ball go out of bounds.
(b) Taunting the server.
(c) Rushing around a served ball.
(d) Claiming a line foul after the ball was served.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck's children claim the adults would have problems managing in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

2. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?

3. According to "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," why would the research rat have died of a heart attack?

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

5. During "Primer for Imaginative Children," what should children watch out for with their dog?

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