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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 128.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?
(a) Eating enough vegetables.
(b) Putting the food in the pan when it was time to heat it up.
(c) Rinsing the vegetables before consumption.
(d) Understanding that they must wash their hands after handling raw meat.

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

3. What did Bombeck once claim she would be if she did not emphasize the truthfulness in recounting her son's bad habits?
(a) A terrible mother.
(b) A traitor to women.
(c) An irresponsible writer.
(d) A liar.

4. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?
(a) Assigning chores.
(b) Sending the children to school.
(c) Knowing what their children were always doing.
(d) Taking control of the car radio.

5. Why did Bombeck claim to be unable to store a second tennis ball like other women?
(a) She did not like having a ball stored in her bra.
(b) She was never able to talk her child into being in charge of the tennis balls.
(c) She needed both hands for tennis.
(d) She did not have enough room in her tennis panties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bombeck feel particularly self-conscious in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

2. In "Kissing By Mutual Ratification," what is not one of the items listed as object for which a person should watch?

3. For what reasons did Bombeck want to recognize Lorraine Suggs as a mother?

4. 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?

5. In "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health," what did Bombeck's son need to return to school?

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