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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 167 - 213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What realization did Bombeck have in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?"
(a) Her family was not funny.
(b) Watching TV was not a bonding experience for her family.
(c) Her family preferred books over television.
(d) She preferred to do household chores while pretending to be in a sitcom.

2. Why did Bombeck want to recognize Tom Suggs in her column?
(a) His decision to sacrifice his marriage for his children.
(b) His dedication to his career.
(c) His ability to relieve his wife's depression.
(d) His ability to discipline his children from across the country.

3. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?
(a) To silence the children.
(b) To sue backseat drivers.
(c) To dissolve a family relationship.
(d) To remove anyone who got sick in teh car.

4. In Bombeck's son's example of his mother's lessons in logic, what would prevent a child from not being allowed to go to the store?
(a) Getting a detention from the principal.
(b) Hurting themselves if they fall off their bikes.
(c) Getting anything lower than a B on their report cards.
(d) Wearing dirty clothes from the day before.

5. Who was Bombeck's son bringing home at the end of "How to Speak Child Fluently?"
(a) Football teammates.
(b) New girlfriend.
(c) Mooching best friend.
(d) Surfer friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bombeck's friends' opinions on game shows?

2. What law did Bombeck decide should exist in "Register Camera Nuts?"

3. What did Bombeck claim her husband sounded like in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

4. What did Bombeck's children's gift to her of the homemade praying hands have written on them?

5. What Washington bureaucrat did Bombeck decide she wanted to meeting in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

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