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

2. What did most people tell Lorraine Suggs about her situation with her family?
(a) She complained too much about being busy.
(b) She was fortunate that her husband was always out-of-town.
(c) She had every right to try to divorce her husband for negligence.
(d) She was being taken advantage of by her family.

3. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck admit to being?
(a) A bad cook.
(b) A worrier.
(c) A total gossip.
(d) A natural born leader.

4. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"
(a) The employee was hired in complete condition and, thus, must stay that way.
(b) Employers no longer believed in surgery.
(c) Too many people were using superfluous operations as an excuse for a vacation.
(d) The operations cost the company too much money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reasons did Bombeck tear a strip of wallpaper down in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"

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

3. According to Bombeck, what was the only reason a man would snore?

4. What joke did Bombeck's husband once play on her in "Register Camera Nuts?"

5. In Bombeck's son's example of his mother's lessons in logic, what would prevent a child from not being allowed to go to the store?

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