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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reasons did Bombeck tear a strip of wallpaper down in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"
(a) She could not find paper and needed to write a note for her son.
(b) She was afraid that she had accidentally covered a treasured wall drawing from her child.
(c) She needed to find its match at the local hardware store.
(d) She was growing tired of the pattern.

2. Per the aspect of decorum, how must a winning contestant act when they win a car?
(a) Hysterical.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Nonchalent.
(d) Emotional.

3. What impressed Bombeck most about contestant's knowledge?
(a) The singularity of their expertise.
(b) The amount of sheer luck.
(c) Their lack thereof.
(d) The breadth of their knowledge.

4. For how many meals did Bombeck's son claim to have capacity?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

5. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"
(a) When they have to run down the aisle.
(b) When they have to stand next to the lucky winner.
(c) When they experience a coronary.
(d) When they have to do a reshoot.

6. In "Gametime," how long did Bombeck watch game shows?
(a) Three days.
(b) Several hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Several days.

7. What did Bombeck's son believe would happen if he followed his mother's wishes in "Search and Seizure Rights in the Laundry Room?"
(a) He would never be able to find his socks again.
(b) His closet might explode.
(c) His clean clothes would get mixed up with his dirty clothes.
(d) His dresser would not close.

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

9. What did Bombeck believe a baby should be allowed to decide?
(a) The baby should be allowed to decide whether they want a playdate.
(b) The baby should be allowed to decide whether they want to be passed around at parties.
(c) The baby should be allowed to decide whether to eat baby food.
(d) The baby should be allowed to decide whether they want to be dressed up all of the time.

10. In Bombeck's son's example of his mother's lessons in logic, what would prevent a child from not being allowed to go to the store?
(a) Getting a detention from the principal.
(b) Wearing dirty clothes from the day before.
(c) Hurting themselves if they fall off their bikes.
(d) Getting anything lower than a B on their report cards.

11. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?
(a) To remove anyone who got sick in teh car.
(b) To sue backseat drivers.
(c) To dissolve a family relationship.
(d) To silence the children.

12. After her son moves out, into what does Bombeck transform his bedroom?
(a) A storage space.
(b) A guest room.
(c) A television room.
(d) An exercise room.

13. 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) Put his clean laundry away.
(c) Change his sheets more than once a month.
(d) Fold his shirts neatly.

14. What would amaze Bombeck about the game shows?
(a) The game show host's cheesiness.
(b) The women's knowledge.
(c) The uniform beauty of the game show assistants.
(d) The excitement of the winners.

15. Ultimately, why would Bombeck's winner in her game show scenario have been disqualified?
(a) Winning after the show's daily runtime.
(b) Losing too much money.
(c) Fainting.
(d) Overshooting their bet.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Are Family Vacations Legal," what was illegal in forty-seven states?

2. What sort of shoes did Bombeck find particularly painful?

3. How many versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" did Bombeck decide should exist?

4. What joke did Bombeck's husband once play on her in "Register Camera Nuts?"

5. When "[staggering] the IRS men", what would a winning game show contestant be carrying?

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