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

2. In "The Varicose Open," what would Bombeck not have allowed to grow together?
(a) Her eyebrows.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her knees.
(d) Her feet.

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) Put itself away.
(c) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.
(d) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.

4. According to Bombeck, what do children wrongly believe in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"
(a) Children believe their parents were never wrong.
(b) Children believe that their parents like working.
(c) Children believe parents are clueless.
(d) Children believe their mother loves another child more.

5. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?
(a) Putting the food in the pan when it was time to heat it up.
(b) Rinsing the vegetables before consumption.
(c) Understanding that they must wash their hands after handling raw meat.
(d) Eating enough vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

2. According to a magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what was the career woman's job?

3. Which of the following did Bombeck not claim to do as a reaction to the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

4. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?

5. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lionel?

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

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

4. 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?"

5. Describe some of the things that children must be aware of when staying home alone in "Primer for Imaginative Children."

6. Discuss I. Dunno.

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

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

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

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

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