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

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

3. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?
(a) Cook itself to the children's specifications.
(b) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.
(c) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.
(d) Put itself away.

4. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?
(a) The leg of their tennis panties.
(b) Their bra.
(c) Their weaker hand.
(d) Their ball-handler.

5. What did most people tell Lorraine Suggs about her situation with her family?
(a) She complained too much about being busy.
(b) She was being taken advantage of by her family.
(c) She was fortunate that her husband was always out-of-town.
(d) She had every right to try to divorce her husband for negligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?

2. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

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

4. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?

5. What did Bombeck attempt to recite in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV series?" that ended up not being funny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss I. Dunno.

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

3. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress in "Have a Good Day?"

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

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

6. In "Who Killed Apple Pie?", what does Bombeck say started to happen to housewives and what was the result?

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

8. Who was Lionel?

9. 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?"

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

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