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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Read the following statement: "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." Of what is that statement an example in Bombeck's son's paper?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Teaching lessons.
(d) Humor.

3. Why did Bombeck claim to be unable to store a second tennis ball like other women?
(a) She did not like having a ball stored in her bra.
(b) She did not have enough room in her tennis panties.
(c) She was never able to talk her child into being in charge of the tennis balls.
(d) She needed both hands for tennis.

4. What was better than backhand, according to Bombeck's tennis advice?
(a) Taunting the server.
(b) Rushing around a served ball.
(c) Claiming a line foul after the ball was served.
(d) Letting the ball go out of bounds.

5. What did Bombeck attempt to recite in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV series?" that ended up not being funny?
(a) Children's jokes.
(b) One-liners.
(c) Limericks.
(d) Oscar Wilde monologues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck once note about the features of a shopping cart?

2. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?

3. According to Bombeck's mother, why did she name her daughter "Erma"?

4. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"

5. How many versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" did Bombeck decide should exist?

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