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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?
(a) A sudden muscle cramp.
(b) Problems with the tape wrapped around the tennis handle.
(c) Claiming dehydration.
(d) Retying a shoe.

2. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?
(a) Grow longer arms.
(b) Take her business elsewhere.
(c) Have her husband take care of the errands.
(d) Send her child inside.

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

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

5. What was Bombeck never able to see in a movie because of her husband's bad habit in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?
(a) The opening credits.
(b) The movie trailers.
(c) The murder victim before the victim's death.
(d) The new couple's first date.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?

3. What name did Bombeck's mother use that was closest to her actual name in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

4. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

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

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