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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?
(a) Mother of the Year.
(b) Mother of the Month.
(c) Mother Maryress.
(d) The Thinking Mother's Mother.

2. What did Bombeck predict as being the future of game show contestants?
(a) They would have to sign a waiver.
(b) They would be used to train CIA agents.
(c) They would need to undergo training.
(d) They would be forced to sign over their houses?

3. Why did Bombeck claim to be unable to store a second tennis ball like other women?
(a) She did not have enough room in her tennis panties.
(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 like having a ball stored in her bra.

4. What realization did Bombeck have in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?"
(a) She preferred to do household chores while pretending to be in a sitcom.
(b) Watching TV was not a bonding experience for her family.
(c) Her family preferred books over television.
(d) Her family was not funny.

5. In "How to Speak Child Fluently," how did Bombeck feel about her son's paper?
(a) Amused.
(b) Excited.
(c) Humbled.
(d) Depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"

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

3. Read the following statement: "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." Of what is that statement an example in Bombeck's son's paper?

4. How did Bombeck feel about the magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"

5. Why would Bombeck have felt self-conscious during "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

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