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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bombeck, after driving the mother crazy, what would happen to the father if a child were to meet them at the door after work?
(a) He would go back to work.
(b) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.
(c) He would rupture a neck vein.
(d) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.

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

3. 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 was being taken advantage of by her family.
(d) She had every right to try to divorce her husband for negligence.

4. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?
(a) Their ball-handler.
(b) Their bra.
(c) Their weaker hand.
(d) The leg of their tennis panties.

5. According to "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," why would the research rat have died of a heart attack?
(a) It would have needed cleaner air.
(b) It would have ridden in the car with a teenager who had earned his learner's permit.
(c) It would have played dress-up with the children.
(d) It would have had to deal with the noise level of the average household.

6. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?
(a) Understanding that they must wash their hands after handling raw meat.
(b) Putting the food in the pan when it was time to heat it up.
(c) Eating enough vegetables.
(d) Rinsing the vegetables before consumption.

7. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"
(a) Her attempts to switch from coffee to tea.
(b) The surgeon general's misleading warning about caffeine.
(c) Her attempts to wean herself off of coffee.
(d) A coffee boycott.

8. In "The Varicose Open," what would Bombeck not have allowed to grow together?
(a) Her knees.
(b) Her eyebrows.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her feet.

9. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?
(a) The Thinking Mother's Mother.
(b) Mother of the Month.
(c) Mother Maryress.
(d) Mother of the Year.

10. In "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what was the problem not discussed that destroyed marriages?
(a) Literary habits.
(b) Table manners.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Snoring.

11. What trends did Bombeck claim she had a hard time accepting fully in "Have a Good Day"?
(a) Vegetarianism.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Cooking gourmet food every night.
(d) Recycling.

12. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?
(a) Football game.
(b) School social.
(c) School picture day.
(d) Last day of school.

13. According to Bombeck, what was not necessary for tennis?
(a) Knowledge of the sport.
(b) Coordination.
(c) Speed.
(d) Concentration.

14. Why did Bombeck want to recognize Tom Suggs in her column?
(a) His decision to sacrifice his marriage for his children.
(b) His ability to relieve his wife's depression.
(c) His dedication to his career.
(d) His ability to discipline his children from across the country.

15. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Father and Martyr.
(b) Father of the Decade.
(c) Absent Father of Last Decade.
(d) Husband of the Month.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?

2. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

3. What was I.Dunno incapable of doing on time?

4. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"

5. For what reasons did Bombeck want to recognize Lorraine Suggs as a mother?

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