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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?
(a) The leg of their tennis panties.
(b) Their bra.
(c) Their ball-handler.
(d) Their weaker hand.

2. According to Bombeck's list of guidelines that determine whether a child should call their parent at work, the amount of what substance ought to be evaluated to constitute an emergency?
(a) Juice.
(b) Water.
(c) Ink.
(d) Blood.

3. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?
(a) She drank all of her wine.
(b) She bought a pound of cannabis.
(c) She opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.
(d) She sprayed room deoderizer under her arm.

4. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) They did not know that nudity was not a choice.
(b) They did now know that they were all wearing boy's clothes.
(c) They did not know what qualified as a dressing nicely.
(d) They did not know that their summer clothes were hand-me-downs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?

3. What was Bombeck's final pet peeve with her husband in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

4. Why did Bombeck begin to brown-nose her butcher?

5. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?

(see the answer key)

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