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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 did Bombeck's husband think of her analogy in "How to Speak Child Fluently?"
(a) He believed it was exaggerated.
(b) He liked it.
(c) He thought it was silly.
(d) He did not care for it.

2. 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 opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.
(c) She sprayed room deoderizer under her arm.
(d) She bought a pound of cannabis.

3. For what reasons did Bombeck want to recognize Lorraine Suggs as a mother?
(a) She took care of her family while her husband was constantly out of town on business.
(b) She managed her own business at home, which let her remain a stay-at-home mom.
(c) She raised ten children on her own.
(d) She raised the perfect children, in Bombeck's eyes.

4. Of what would Bombeck find remnants of in handbags from her mother?
(a) Hair curlers.
(b) Rouge.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) False eyelashes.

5. What did Bombeck's butcher begin to offer her in "Have a Good Day?"
(a) A low price on good cuts of meat.
(b) Cooking lessons.
(c) An apprenticeship.
(d) Motorcycle lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many meals did Bombeck's son claim to have capacity?

2. Per the aspect of decorum, how must a winning contestant act when they win a car?

3. Which of the following is not a fad listed by Bombed as trends that she knew would soon go away?

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

5. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?

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