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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 famous actress did Bombeck claim to worry about going bald?
(a) Carol Channing.
(b) Liza Minnelli.
(c) Lauren Bacall.
(d) Lucille Ball.

2. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"
(a) Employers no longer believed in surgery.
(b) The operations cost the company too much money.
(c) Too many people were using superfluous operations as an excuse for a vacation.
(d) The employee was hired in complete condition and, thus, must stay that way.

3. According to Bombeck, what was not necessary for tennis?
(a) Knowledge of the sport.
(b) Speed.
(c) Coordination.
(d) Concentration.

4. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"
(a) Her attempts to switch from coffee to tea.
(b) A coffee boycott.
(c) The surgeon general's misleading warning about caffeine.
(d) Her attempts to wean herself off of coffee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck admit to being?

2. According to Bombeck, what was the only reason a man would snore?

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

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?"

2. What annoyances does Bombeck describe in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad?"

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

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

5. Who was Lionel?

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

7. What did Bombeck point out about people's perceptions of Tom and Lorraine Suggs?

8. Describe Bombeck's humor.

9. Who is Lorraine Suggs?

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

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