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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Her decision to move to Paris.
(b) Her death.
(c) Her elopement with Cary Grant.
(d) Her retirement.

2. Of what did Lorraine Suggs accuse her husband?
(a) Ignoring his family.
(b) Being too strict on the kids.
(c) Intentionally making a mess when he was home.
(d) Cheating on her.

3. What joke did Bombeck's husband once play on her in "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) He pretended to lose their film.
(b) He pretended to take a picture of her hips.
(c) He pretended all of their vacation photos were ruined.
(d) He pretended to take a picture of her first thing in the morning.

4. For what reasons did Bombeck tear a strip of wallpaper down in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"
(a) She was afraid that she had accidentally covered a treasured wall drawing from her child.
(b) She could not find paper and needed to write a note for her son.
(c) She was growing tired of the pattern.
(d) She needed to find its match at the local hardware store.

5. According to Bombeck, what do children wrongly believe in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"
(a) Children believe that their parents like working.
(b) Children believe their parents were never wrong.
(c) Children believe parents are clueless.
(d) Children believe their mother loves another child more.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Speak Child Fluently," how did Bombeck feel about her son's paper?

2. In "A Baby's Bill of Rights," for what offense would Bombeck assign a penalty?

3. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?

4. What did Bombeck discover about her son's return to school in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"

5. Ultimately, why would Bombeck's winner in her game show scenario have been disqualified?

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