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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Bombeck feel about the magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"
(a) She felt inspired by the article.
(b) She felt enraged by the author's assumptions about women.
(c) She felt as if she did not measure up.
(d) She felt disturbed by the working woman's robotic tone.

2. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?
(a) Their names.
(b) Their teachers.
(c) Their ages.
(d) Their clothing.

3. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?
(a) Her age.
(b) Her birthday.
(c) Her name.
(d) Her wedding anniversary.

4. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) Her best friend's sons.

5. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?
(a) Whether anyone would like liver for dinner.
(b) Where their sibling was hiding.
(c) When their homework was due.
(d) When their friend was coming over.

6. According to Bombeck's mother, why did she name her daughter "Erma"?
(a) She wanted her daughter to stand out in a crowd.
(b) She wanted to name her daughter after her grandmother.
(c) She claimed it was easy to remember.
(d) She wanted her daughter to have a classic name.

7. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?
(a) Grounding in their rooms through the teenage years.
(b) Forbidding them to get their driver's license.
(c) Taking away allowances.
(d) Increasing the household chores to fill their days.

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

9. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Cathie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Stacie.

10. 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.

11. What did Bombeck claim people only saw when discussing Tom Suggs and his career?
(a) People believed he was thoughtless when going on business trips.
(b) The positive side of constantly travelling.
(c) The downside to being away from one's family.
(d) People claimed he had the perfect opportunity to be unfaithful to his wife.

12. What was Bombeck never able to see in a movie because of her husband's bad habit in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?
(a) The murder victim before the victim's death.
(b) The movie trailers.
(c) The opening credits.
(d) The new couple's first date.

13. 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.

14. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Her elopement with Cary Grant.
(b) Her retirement.
(c) Her decision to move to Paris.
(d) Her death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During "Primer for Imaginative Children," what should children watch out for with their dog?

2. Why did Bombeck claim to be unable to store a second tennis ball like other women?

3. Which of the following did Bombeck not claim to do as a reaction to the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

4. What was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?

5. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

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