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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?
2. 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?
3. What has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"
4. In "The Varicose Open," what would Bombeck not have allowed to grow together?
5. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck worry about?
2. Describe some of the things that children must be aware of when staying home alone in "Primer for Imaginative Children."
3. In "Who Killed Apple Pie?", what does Bombeck say started to happen to housewives and what was the result?
4. What were some of the snoring "cures" Bombeck considered for her husband?
5. What does Bombeck hypothesize about the reasons so many marriages fail?
6. Who is Lorraine Suggs?
7. Who was Lionel?
8. According to "Primer for Imaginative Children," what had become the typical office's stance on doctor's appointments and surgeries?
9. What were some of the considerations Bombeck claimed children should think about before calling a parent at work?
10. What annoyances does Bombeck describe in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about "Are You Listening?" Discuss the action of this story, as well as Bombeck's reasoning for sharing her experiences, despite her admittedly less than patient behavior. Discuss this essay by comparing it to different circumstances which showcase Bombeck's admitted fallibility with being a patient person and how she hoped to spread her learned lesson to her readers. Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Bombeck's ability to transcend the stereotypes of the housewife and her methods of celebrating the position. It would be helpful to compare her earlier essays to her later essays. Develop a clear thesis statement and cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Compose an essay that discusses the evolution of Bombeck's writing using "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?" Develop a clear thesis statement and cite specific examples from the text to support your arguments. Discuss the changes in the technical aspects of her writing, her subject matter, and how her opinions did or did not change on certain topics throughout the years. Do not focus on these topics exclusively. In this essay, creating an outline to guide your work will be helpful.
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