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

2. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Father of the Decade.
(b) Father and Martyr.
(c) Husband of the Month.
(d) Absent Father of Last Decade.

3. Where would the winning contestant's trip take them in Bombeck's game show scenario?
(a) Venice, Illinois.
(b) Rome, New York.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Paris, Texas.

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

5. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Move into their own apartment.
(b) Move to New York City.
(c) Move to England.
(d) Move to a duplex and give their kids the other side on their own.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to her daughter's announcement, what was about to be made illegal because of a bill in Congress?

3. What did Bombeck claim to do when she saw her daughter's ears were pierced?

4. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

5. What would amaze Bombeck about the game shows?

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