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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41 - 86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what did Lorraine Suggs accuse her husband?
(a) Intentionally making a mess when he was home.
(b) Being too strict on the kids.
(c) Cheating on her.
(d) Ignoring his family.

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

3. According to Bombeck, after driving the mother crazy, what would happen to the father if a child were to meet them at the door after work?
(a) He would rupture a neck vein.
(b) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.
(c) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.
(d) He would go back to work.

4. Who was "I. Dontcare?"
(a) The title of a children's book.
(b) Her daughter's imaginary friend.
(c) Her son's homework assignment.
(d) I. Dunno's brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Bombeck's mother ask for in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" when Bombeck puts a halt to all of the action?

3. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"

4. Where did some women store their second tennis ball?

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

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