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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 was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?
(a) She opened every tin can in the house and served the collected food as a casserole.
(b) She sprayed room deoderizer under her arm.
(c) She drank all of her wine.
(d) She bought a pound of cannabis.

2. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?
(a) Her name.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Her wedding anniversary.

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

4. What was Bombeck unable to secure for her family in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A babysitter.
(d) A playgroup.

5. In "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what was the problem not discussed that destroyed marriages?
(a) Literary habits.
(b) Table manners.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Snoring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?

2. According to Bombeck's mother, why did she name her daughter "Erma"?

3. 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?

4. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

5. What would drive a mother crazy if the child were to meet that parent at the door with this?

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 does Bombeck hypothesize about the reasons so many marriages fail?

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

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

5. Who was Lionel?

6. Describe Bombeck's humor.

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

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

9. Who is Lorraine Suggs?

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

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