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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Bombeck's analogy for children, why is their success bittersweet?
(a) They will not need to rely exclusively on you anymore.
(b) They will soon break free.
(c) A mother no longer knows their children best.
(d) They will never come home again.

3. Why would Bombeck have felt self-conscious during "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"
(a) Her children were acting up.
(b) Her muffler was really loud.
(c) She could not figure out how to work the ATM.
(d) She knew she was being filmed in the drive-through lane.

4. Read the following statement: "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." Of what is that statement an example in Bombeck's son's paper?
(a) Teaching lessons.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Humor.
(d) Punishment.

5. What was Bombeck's example of a typical topic on a game show?
(a) Current Senators.
(b) Fuel formula.
(c) Pop psychology.
(d) Brechtian theater.

6. What law did Bombeck decide should exist in "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) A camera should shut off automatically when it falls into the hands of a child.
(b) All cameras should subtract twenty pounds.
(c) The developers should throw away any unflattering pictures.
(d) There is a limit as to who could use a camera.

7. What did Bombeck cite as something that should never be considered "an act of war?"
(a) A baby throwing food.
(b) A baby waking up the parents by crying.
(c) A baby spitting up on one's shoulder.
(d) A baby splashing water on an adult.

8. In "A Baby's Bill of Rights," for what offense would Bombeck assign a penalty?
(a) Waking the baby to show him off to visitors.
(b) Tossing the baby in the air after eating.
(c) Using baby talk.
(d) Dressing the baby like a doll.

9. In "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me," what aspect of fashion trends did Bombeck discuss?
(a) The tendencies of trends to repeat.
(b) The disdain to those carrying on past trends.
(c) The way trends begin.
(d) The shortness of trends.

10. In "How to Speak Child Fluently," how did Bombeck feel about her son's paper?
(a) Excited.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Amused.
(d) Humbled.

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

12. Who did Bombeck claim to have discovered as her clothing designer?
(a) Inspector 56.
(b) Made in Taiwan.
(c) Number 32.
(d) K-Mart Brand.

13. Where would the winning contestant's trip take them in Bombeck's game show scenario?
(a) Rome, Italy.
(b) Paris, Texas.
(c) Rome, New York.
(d) Venice, Illinois.

14. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," which of the following is not one of the places Bombeck listed as examples of when to use a drive-through window?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Mailbox.
(c) Pharmacy.
(d) Bank.

15. In the theoretical game show scenario, what would the winning currency be?
(a) Yen.
(b) Francs.
(c) Italian Lira.
(d) Pesos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bombeck's friends' opinions on game shows?

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

3. In "Illegal Possession of Junk Food," what would Bombeck sell on a trial basis to trick kids into eating better?

4. What was Bombeck unable to find when her son needed a particular object to return to school?

5. What Washington bureaucrat did Bombeck decide she wanted to meeting in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

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