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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 128.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Father and Martyr.
(b) Father of the Decade.
(c) Absent Father of Last Decade.
(d) Husband of the Month.

3. How did Bombeck feel about the magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"
(a) She felt inspired by the article.
(b) She felt enraged by the author's assumptions about women.
(c) She felt as if she did not measure up.
(d) She felt disturbed by the working woman's robotic tone.

4. After her son moves out, into what does Bombeck transform his bedroom?
(a) A storage space.
(b) A television room.
(c) An exercise room.
(d) A guest room.

5. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?
(a) Allow her to write a column about his customers.
(b) Visit her house to evaluate what she did wrong in cooking a roast.
(c) Offer her lower prices on meat.
(d) Give her lessons in properly preparing chicken for pasta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"

2. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?

3. According to a magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what was the career woman's job?

4. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

5. For what offense would Bombeck not be convicted, according to "Register Camera Nuts?"

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