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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 167 - 213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When "[staggering] the IRS men", what would a winning game show contestant be carrying?
(a) A bag of gold.
(b) Tickets to Paris.
(c) A large check.
(d) Keys to a new car.

2. What were Bombeck's friends' opinions on game shows?
(a) They used them to learn new facts.
(b) They believed they were bad you.
(c) They gambled on them.
(d) They were obsessed with them.

3. Why did Bombeck begin to brown-nose her butcher?
(a) She found that he sells special cuts of meat to his favorite customers.
(b) She accidentally insulted his profession.
(c) The price of meat went up.
(d) She was afraid that he was about to quit the butcher shop.

4. What was Bombeck worried that scientists would discover?
(a) Pantyhose would be bad for you.
(b) Lettuce was fattening.
(c) Wine had no health benefits.
(d) Exercise decreased one's lifespan.

5. What space flight did Bombeck mention in "Gametime?"
(a) Russian Soyuz XI.
(b) The Challenging II.
(c) Andromeda IX.
(d) Memphis Hope I

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "When Did I Become the Mother and the Mother Become the Child?", what transfers between a mother and her child as the years go on?

2. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?

3. Where did Bombeck feel particularly self-conscious in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

4. What did Bombeck opt to do the letter she had forgotten to mail?

5. According to Bombeck, into what article of clothing could a halter top be transformed?

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