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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to her daughter's announcement, what was about to be made illegal because of a bill in Congress?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Aerosol spray cans.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Tin cans.

3. Why was a doctor's appointment no longer an excusable absence at work?
(a) The employee needed to keep their health insurance costs down.
(b) The employee can only leave for doctor's appointments for the children.
(c) If the person is well enough to go the doctor, they are well enough to work.
(d) The office could not confirm if the employee had a doctor's appointment.

4. According to a magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what was the career woman's job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Architect.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Teacher.

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

6. Which of the following did Bombeck not claim to do as a reaction to the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"
(a) Bleached her black clothing.
(b) Buttered her hand.
(c) Noticed the drafts caused by her eyelashes.
(d) Shaved her tongue.

7. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Move into their own apartment.
(b) Move to England.
(c) Move to New York City.
(d) Move to a duplex and give their kids the other side on their own.

8. During "Primer for Imaginative Children," what should children watch out for with their dog?
(a) They must make sure the dog does not jump the fence.
(b) They must take the dog outside whenever he needs to.
(c) They must remember to feed their dog.
(d) They must make sure the dog stays off of the furniture.

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

10. What was I.Dunno incapable of doing on time?
(a) Turning in homework assignments.
(b) Being on time for curfew.
(c) Returning library books.
(d) Letting the parents know about important school events.

11. 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 rupture a neck vein.
(b) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.
(c) He would go back to work.
(d) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.

12. When her family mourned Bombeck's imaginary death in "Is There Life After Mine?" what did they regret the most?
(a) They never cleaned out the attic.
(b) They never appreciated her cooking.
(c) They never learned how to mow the grass.
(d) Their inability to change the toilet paper roll.

13. What has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"
(a) Basic household chores.
(b) Listening to her.
(c) Taking messages on the phone.
(d) Table manners.

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 death.
(c) Her retirement.
(d) Her decision to move to Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

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

4. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

5. What trends did Bombeck claim she had a hard time accepting fully in "Have a Good Day"?

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