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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. During "Search and Seizure Rights in the Laundry Room," what did Bombeck's son claim was impossible for him to do?
(a) Put his clean laundry away.
(b) Change his sheets more than once a month.
(c) Shower nightly.
(d) Fold his shirts neatly.

2. According to "Are Family Vacations Legal," what was illegal in forty-seven states?
(a) Heckling drivers from other states.
(b) Crossing state borders without making a rest stop.
(c) Pretending it was a mistake to leave one's child behind in a rest room.
(d) Singing cheesy songs in the car.

3. For what offense would Bombeck not be convicted, according to "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) Destroying her husband's camera.
(b) Punishing her husband for pushing her too far after his camera prank.
(c) Running a red light.
(d) Refusing mugshots.

4. What joke did Bombeck's husband once play on her in "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) He pretended to take a picture of her hips.
(b) He pretended to take a picture of her first thing in the morning.
(c) He pretended all of their vacation photos were ruined.
(d) He pretended to lose their film.

5. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?
(a) Grow longer arms.
(b) Have her husband take care of the errands.
(c) Send her child inside.
(d) Take her business elsewhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bombeck find the dried French fry in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Health?"

2. Of what was the "fanny sweater" an example in "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me"?

3. How did Bombeck sarcastically refer to the restaurant they walked into in "The Right to Declare War?"

4. Of what would Bombeck find remnants of in handbags from her mother?

5. What did Bombeck predict as being the future of game show contestants?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Bombeck always consistently cold in "The Right to Declare War?"

2. What was Bombeck's plan to get children to eat healthier in "Illegal Possession of Junk Food?"

3. Describe "Things My Mother Taught Me" and how it made Bombeck feel.

4. What is significant about Bombeck's discovery of false eyelashes in purses from her mother?

5. What were Bombeck's observations in regards to shopping carts?

6. How did Bombeck sum up her theories on the future of game show contestants in her theoretical game show?

7. What are some parts of "A Baby's Bill of Rights?"

8. What was the story behind the note in "Warning: Families May Be Dangerous To Your Healthy."

9. For what reasons was Bombeck always self-conscious about using the drive-in at a bank?

10. What prank did Bombeck's husband play on her in "Register Camera Nuts" and how did she react?

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