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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
(a) Survival.
(b) Exercising the mind.
(c) Escaping reality.
(d) Living the better life.

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

3. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?
(a) She drank all of her wine.
(b) She sprayed room deoderizer under her arm.
(c) She opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.
(d) She bought a pound of cannabis.

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

5. What did Bombeck's mother ask for in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" when Bombeck puts a halt to all of the action?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Bombeck have at the time of "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself?"

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

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

4. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?

5. Why did Bombeck begin to brown-nose her butcher?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Bombeck, what was the result of the coffee boycott in 1942?

2. What question did Bombeck discuss in "Mother Mystique" and what was her answer?

3. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck worry about?

4. Describe Bombeck's tennis tips in "The Varicose Open."

5. According to "Primer for Imaginative Children," what had become the typical office's stance on doctor's appointments and surgeries?

6. Who is Lorraine Suggs?

7. What were some of the considerations Bombeck claimed children should think about before calling a parent at work?

8. How did Bombeck achieve lower costs with her butcher?

9. With what issue did Bombeck struggle in "The Varicose Open" and why?

10. What did Bombeck claim about remembering children's names in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

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