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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. Who is Bombeck's focus in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her best friend's sons.

2. According to Bombeck, after driving the mother crazy, what would happen to the father if a child were to meet them at the door after work?
(a) He would go back to work.
(b) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.
(c) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.
(d) He would rupture a neck vein.

3. What was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?
(a) Retying a shoe.
(b) A sudden muscle cramp.
(c) Problems with the tape wrapped around the tennis handle.
(d) Claiming dehydration.

4. Who was "I. Dontcare?"
(a) The title of a children's book.
(b) Her son's homework assignment.
(c) I. Dunno's brother.
(d) Her daughter's imaginary friend.

5. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?
(a) Taking control of the car radio.
(b) Sending the children to school.
(c) Assigning chores.
(d) Knowing what their children were always doing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?

2. According to her daughter's announcement, what was about to be made illegal because of a bill in Congress?

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

5. Who was "I. Dunno," according to Bombeck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. Who was Lionel?

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

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

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

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