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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During "Search and Seizure Rights in the Laundry Room," what did Bombeck's son claim was impossible for him to do?
(a) Shower nightly.
(b) Change his sheets more than once a month.
(c) Put his clean laundry away.
(d) Fold his shirts neatly.

2. From what months did Bombeck claim to always be cold?
(a) November until March.
(b) July until October.
(c) September until December.
(d) May until September.

3. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?
(a) Cook itself to the children's specifications.
(b) Put itself away.
(c) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.
(d) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.

4. Who was "I. Dontcare?"
(a) Her son's homework assignment.
(b) Her daughter's imaginary friend.
(c) I. Dunno's brother.
(d) The title of a children's book.

5. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?
(a) Grow longer arms.
(b) Send her child inside.
(c) Have her husband take care of the errands.
(d) Take her business elsewhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what was the career woman's job?

2. What Washington bureaucrat did Bombeck decide she wanted to meeting in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

3. Where did Bombeck find the dried French fry in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"

4. What did Bombeck once claim she would be if she did not emphasize the truthfulness in recounting her son's bad habits?

5. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?

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