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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 - 166.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What space flight did Bombeck mention in "Gametime?"
(a) Memphis Hope I
(b) Russian Soyuz XI.
(c) The Challenging II.
(d) Andromeda IX.

2. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Stacie.
(c) Cathie.
(d) Allie.

3. According to Bombeck's mother, why did she name her daughter "Erma"?
(a) She claimed it was easy to remember.
(b) She wanted her daughter to stand out in a crowd.
(c) She wanted her daughter to have a classic name.
(d) She wanted to name her daughter after her grandmother.

4. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?
(a) Give her lessons in properly preparing chicken for pasta.
(b) Offer her lower prices on meat.
(c) Visit her house to evaluate what she did wrong in cooking a roast.
(d) Allow her to write a column about his customers.

5. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
(a) Exercising the mind.
(b) Living the better life.
(c) Survival.
(d) Escaping reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Washington bureaucrat did Bombeck decide she wanted to meeting in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

2. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

3. When "[staggering] the IRS men", what would a winning game show contestant be carrying?

4. What was Bombeck's example of a typical topic on a game show?

5. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?

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