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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bombeck feel particularly self-conscious in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Pharmacies.
(c) Mailboxes.
(d) Banks.

2. What did Bombeck once note about the features of a shopping cart?
(a) It had no brakes.
(b) The steering was off.
(c) The basket was too small.
(d) One wheel was always loose.

3. In Bombeck's imagined game show scenario, what would the woman initially win?
(a) A new car.
(b) A set of furniture.
(c) A large sum of money.
(d) An all-expenses paid vacation.

4. Who was Bombeck's son bringing home at the end of "How to Speak Child Fluently?"
(a) New girlfriend.
(b) Surfer friends.
(c) Mooching best friend.
(d) Football teammates.

5. Why was a doctor's appointment no longer an excusable absence at work?
(a) The office could not confirm if the employee had a doctor's appointment.
(b) If the person is well enough to go the doctor, they are well enough to work.
(c) The employee needed to keep their health insurance costs down.
(d) The employee can only leave for doctor's appointments for the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" what exists in order to break up the action of a piece?

2. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"

3. In the theoretical game show scenario, what would the winning currency be?

4. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?

5. Where would the winning contestant's trip take them in Bombeck's game show scenario?

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