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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 has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Listening to her.
(b) Table manners.
(c) Basic household chores.
(d) Taking messages on the phone.

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

3. Why did Bombeck want to recognize Tom Suggs in her column?
(a) His decision to sacrifice his marriage for his children.
(b) His dedication to his career.
(c) His ability to discipline his children from across the country.
(d) His ability to relieve his wife's depression.

4. What was I.Dunno incapable of doing on time?
(a) Returning library books.
(b) Being on time for curfew.
(c) Letting the parents know about important school events.
(d) Turning in homework assignments.

5. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Move into their own apartment.
(b) Move to a duplex and give their kids the other side on their own.
(c) Move to New York City.
(d) Move to England.

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

3. What did Bombeck attempt to recite in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV series?" that ended up not being funny?

4. In "The Varicose Open," what would Bombeck not have allowed to grow together?

5. In "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what does Bombeck discuss as being no longer fulfilling for women?

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