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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. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?
(a) Her bathtub.
(b) Her furnace.
(c) Her windowsill in the sunroom.
(d) The heat of her underarms.

2. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?
(a) Cathie.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Stacie.

3. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?
(a) Their teachers.
(b) Their ages.
(c) Their names.
(d) Their clothing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what was the problem not discussed that destroyed marriages?

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

4. Why did Bombeck want to recognize Tom Suggs in her column?

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

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

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

4. What was the purpose of the article about the female architect and how did it make Bombeck feel as a result?

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

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

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

8. Describe Bombeck's humor.

9. What were some of the snoring "cures" Bombeck considered for her husband?

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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