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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. According to Bombeck's list of guidelines that determine whether a child should call their parent at work, the amount of what substance ought to be evaluated to constitute an emergency?
(a) Ink.
(b) Water.
(c) Blood.
(d) Juice.

2. 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) Water.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

3. According to "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," why would the research rat have died of a heart attack?
(a) It would have needed cleaner air.
(b) It would have played dress-up with the children.
(c) It would have ridden in the car with a teenager who had earned his learner's permit.
(d) It would have had to deal with the noise level of the average household.

4. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Father and Martyr.
(b) Husband of the Month.
(c) Father of the Decade.
(d) Absent Father of Last Decade.

5. Who was "I. Dunno," according to Bombeck?
(a) A spoiled kid.
(b) The daily weather.
(c) Their homework assignments.
(d) The dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. When her family mourned Bombeck's imaginary death in "Is There Life After Mine?" what did they regret the most?

2. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?

3. 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"?

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

5. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Bombeck note as being the difference between her family and sitcom families in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?"

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

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

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

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

7. What does Bombeck hypothesize about the reasons so many marriages fail?

8. Who was Lionel?

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

10. Describe Bombeck's humor.

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